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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2004/08/29/do2901.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/08/29/ixworld.html

Something tells me Bush holds all the aces

At the beginning of the year, Thomas Lifson, who was at Harvard Business School with George W Bush, made an interesting observation about the President. He notes that young George "was a very avid and skillful poker player" when he was a Business Administration student and that "one of the secrets of a successful poker player is to encourage your opponent to bet a lot of chips on a losing hand.

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After the break Hugh Hewitt will speak with John Podhoretz and get his take on this breaking story.

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At the beginning of the year, Thomas Lifson, who was at Harvard Business School with George W Bush, made an interesting observation about the President. He notes that young George "was a very avid and skillful poker player" when he was a Business Administration student and that "one of the secrets of a successful poker player is to encourage your opponent to bet a lot of chips on a losing hand.

Yup, passing out the memo to press as a "courtesy" was like checking at the flop when you already have a straight.