March 14, 2010 11:33 AM | cunctator

peter baker

Week in Review:

little political don’t pass risk losing

laughed conceded gossip politics

politics decisive fate decided fate devastate devastate

debating pivotal vast energy and political capital all-in bet fail damage credibility scarred polarized and angry political elite broken

falls short ambitious out of reach question weak run away narrower collapsed

risks beleaguered avoid anger broke down complaints tactics sacrifice

challenge popular abuses not kick in long after election

run aggressively relish Tea Party mantle of repeal

relish dead in the polls

suffered the consequences failed undercutting hindsight chalked up bipartisan victory

salient ran aground debacle fueled sweep bitter P.T.S.D. post-traumatic stress disorder

lost deciding vote spending cuts tax increase on the wealthy

former boiled down boiled down very hard to push back scared

former problem losing former failure worse

nothing just walk don’t want push narrower tried

too hyperbolic presidency rides fails still recover weakened enormous damage failure takeover handily

troubles leadership crisis inherited crises botched recriminations crisis

residual popularity bring down hit

problem raised the stakes so high make-or-break bad spot