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Old 12-08-2008, 12:23 PM   #2354
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Originally Posted by Rerun View Post
... a typical politician...

He's learned how to play the game quite well in the past couple of years..
I think every one of them in any sort of a leadership role does this thing. Look at how evasive they all are. "Plausible deniability" seems to be the politicians code.

Even the ones who sound like they are being honest and forthright are usually just extra clever and already have an excuse at the ready for when their promise doesn't work or the results aren't what was appeared to be promised.

I'm guessing Mike Holmes' mantra for picking renovators also applies to politicians:

20% are good, 70% are bad, 10% are ugly.

I'd be willing to be this supersedes any party lines.
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