[Theodore R.]

Well, for a long time Jesse James outsmarted the law too, and he was a hero to the downtrodden. These eleven state senators are popular in their districts and unbeatable. People think that they are performing a great duty by fleeing from their jobs to save the Democrat majority in the TX House delegation.

[Coop]

I see nothing in there about outsmarting. It's called lawbreaking. So in your book, since Lautenburg won NJ, he outsmarted everyone. I don't see it that way.

To see it that way gives it legitimacy.