<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Buttle&#039;s World]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://buttle.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[clgood]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://buttle.wordpress.com/author/buttle/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Sudden Backbone Outbreak in&nbsp;Senate]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>What&#8217;s this? Republicans acting like, well, <a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2008/07/25/senate-republicans-hold-the-line-on-energy/" target="_blank">Republicans</a>?</p>
<p>Harry Reid not only went unstable with a bunch of reporters afterword, he and the democrats have just handed the Republicans a winning issue to run on all summer. Will the Repubs get used to walking erect and using their opposable thumbs long enough to take advantage of it?</p>
<p>If so, the &#8220;inevitable&#8221; Democratic sweep of Congress in November may not materialize. And once people get a better look at The Chosen One, his down-ticket coattails may shrink a bit.</p>
<p>I think now that November is either a squeaker of a win for the young Marxist, or a decisive one for the old Socialist. But if Congress doesn&#8217;t swing as far left as feared it could ameliorate the damage a little.</p>
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