<?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[The Audacity of&nbsp;Arrogance]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Had your fill of this charming windbag yet?</p>
<p>That&#8217;s OK, because he&#8217;s already <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/29/AR2008072902068.html?nav=rss_email/components" target="_blank">held the election without you</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>Along the way, he traveled in a bubble more insulating than the actual president&#8217;s. Traffic was shut down for him as he zoomed about town in a long, presidential-style motorcade, while the public and most of the press were kept in the dark about his activities, which included a fundraiser at the Mayflower where donors paid $10,000 or more to have photos taken with him.</p></blockquote>
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