[Congressman Billybob]

You are absolutely right that the Democrats will stay in for "the river card" and then hope for the (worst) best. At the political table, unlike the poker table, there is no option of throwing in the hand and waiting for the next deal.

And I thoroughly agree that the Democrats' strategy will be to attempt to manufacture an issue, where there is no real one. That's what the Rockefeller memo in the Senate Intelligence Committee is all about. I didn't neglect that. I assume that. But it was beyond the scope of this column.

John / Billybob

[WileyC]

At the political table, unlike the poker table, there is no option of throwing in the hand and waiting for the next deal.

Sure there is, my friend. It's called Hillary '08. =)