[rollo tomasi]

Killed momentum (By playing into the hands of the media, all too eager to ridicule the “knight in shining armor” routine) and the result of the futile action/vote killed his Presidency.

[Earthdweller]

Yep, that and another moment rarely mentioned...he scared the crap out of the Seniors every time he said he was going to implement a spending freeze. I know what he probably meant but I'm sure most of them didn't because he didn't explain it.