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To: Dale Baker who wrote (44575)12/17/2007 3:12:02 PM
From: JohnM  Respond to of 543310
 
Deals get done at big tables, not on the picket lines outside. Politics is the art of the possible.

Definitely. But the deal making gets structured by the perception of the relative power of the players. A presidential administration, riding a strong mandate to provide universal health care, is quite different from one that has an ambiguous one, at best.



To: Dale Baker who wrote (44575)12/17/2007 3:33:57 PM
From: Cogito  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 543310
 
>>Deals get done at big tables, not on the picket lines outside. Politics is the art of the possible.<<

Dale -

I wasn't suggesting anything involving picket lines.

- Allen


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