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To: Dale Baker who wrote (116985)7/30/2009 11:56:11 AM
From: biotech_bull  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541780
 
he didn't want to risk a Clinton-1993 defeat in terms of political prestige if the package failed, so he let Congress take the lead.

I am sure he didn't expect so flawed an initial effort. The trying not to fail approach may have been a minor tactical error but putting on a "D.C politics-as-usual" show may well be a strategic blunder.