Up to now, he's done what he could with limitations regarding first, his re-election and second, keeping the Senate in 2014. Now, that that's toast, he can let fly his inner Dr. Destructo.
I’m having a brain fart at the moment, what’s the term when retreating to burn everything behind you. / He’s free to destroy everything he can in the next 2 years.
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Scorched earth is the term, I believe. Actually he’s been doing that for the last 6 years. He just more open about it now since he is not running for political office again.
Up to now, he's done what he could with limitations regarding first, his re-election and second, keeping the Senate in 2014. Now, that that's toast, he can let fly his inner Dr. Destructo.