Senate leadership today might have reached a compromise that will avert Majority Leader Harry Reid’s threat to use the “nuclear option,” but it was Texas Sen. Ted Cruz who dropped a bomb this evening. The Senate was saved, and Reid expressed his hope that Democrats and Republicans will once again work together to further the Democrats’ agenda.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/SenatorReid\/status\/357212330855108609\n
Back to business as usual, then?<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/BarryAllbright\/status\/357272188853821442\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/boffin8135\/status\/357268153870454784\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/TomTaber\/status\/357269761027080192\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Cheri_Kentucky\/status\/357278589009399810\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/aconnorbury\/status\/357300552616521728\n
Remember this guy?<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/marcorubio\/status\/357257333551800320
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