That means he has chips with which to bargain, and that means that this nuclear waste cloud that hangs so ominously over our heads may not yet darken the rest of our lives. We are still an underdog in that fight, but give Harry Reid the whip he needs and the odds will get much shorter. So consider a future muddled with nuclear waste or one a bit more concerned about the environment and education. That may be the choice that Sen. Jeffords' party switch has given us and that's the contextual lens through which I think Nevadans ought to view what just happened. Seen in that light, I don't know how we can argue with the good senator from Vermont.
Independence is a good thing.
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