Yes, and how exactly have the liberals "played" incrementalism? By asking for far more than they know they'll ever get, then seeming so reasonable by settling for less. This has been the ongoing GOP strategy on abortion!
[i]Yes, and how exactly have the liberals "played" incrementalism? By asking for far more than they know they'll ever get, then seeming so reasonable by settling for less. This has been the ongoing GOP strategy on abortion![/i]
The Democrats have been more effective, though, when they've denied that they were seeking what they really wanted. Why do you think the Coalition to Ban Handguns (I think that's what it was called) changed its name?