While reading the thread on the upcoming Sunday shows, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1727663/posts I read this opinion: "if [the Democrats] lose (sic) on Novmber 7th the consequences for him and his profession are catastrophic. We may be witnessing the practical effects of a situation where one side has no way out. The apocryphal advice from Sun Tzu about always leaving your enemy an avenue of escape comes out of a practical understanding of what really happens when desperate people are cornered. So far they've only abandoned ethical constraints, but if pressed they may abandon the last shreds of reason."