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There are other points of pressure (4.00 / 6)

If we really believe these guys are Villagers in Versailles, concerned with the opinion of other Villagers, worried about status, and so on, we have another point of leverage.

We just have to make them look bad.

Ridicule is a weapon, etc. You know the drill. Image you're Joe Lieberman. What are you more afraid of? Becoming the punchline of the jokes of your peers, or losing an election and making 10 times the money you make now as a lobbyist?

The "congressional revolving door" implies that ex-congressmen will stay in DC, right? So if their reputation is shot in DC, that'd really suck, eh?

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by: Sayhar @ Thu Jun 25, 2009 at 23:11:33 PM CDT