Can Harry Reid Pull the Rabbit Out of the Hat Before Sarah Palin Throws Hers In?

On one side of the capitol, House Speaker John Boehner was telling his Republican caucus to "Get your ass in line."

On the other side, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was predicting, "Magic things can happen here in Congress in a very short period of time under the right circumstan­ces."

Meanwhile Sarah Palin is tweeting the Freshmen Tea Party Republicans, "This new wave of public servants may recall that they were sent to D.C. for such a time as this." I think that means, "get your ass out of line."

I will note that the July 26 deadline for filing lawsuits in Alaska against the former governor has come and gone without notice. Many thought this was the final hurdle Sarah Palin wanted to clear before announcing for President. Of course, getting Sarah Palin to throw her hat in the ring over the debt ceiling increase may be just the magic trick that Harry Reid has up his sleeve.