Know When to Fold

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ANY FAIR-MINDED OBSERVER would have to agree that the Democrats have been dealt the lousiest of all political hands: We are in the midst of a high-stakes war, and the Republicans control the executive branch. It doesn’t get any worse than that for the opposition party. This means that President Bush will enjoy a deep reservoir of public support–as well as the benefit of the doubt on all sorts of close calls.

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