[Linda Liberty]

Notwithstanding Cox's comment, the actual letter is pretty
lame. It says they will sustain a veto if the supplementary bill is
too large. It says absolutely nothing about the farm bill,
drug benefits, etc etc which can be 10 trillion dollars so
far as this letter is concerned.

[hchutch]

The difference is that this is a fight that we can PROBABLY win, whereas the others are ones that would turn into very bloody draws. The key is to pick the fights, and to maximize your advantages while minimizing your vulnerabilities.

It's ugly, and messy, but that's how you have to play the game. Our guys do our principles no good if they lose elections.