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the difficulty of political discourse when your side is playing by Marquess of Queensbury rules and the other side is kicking, biting, and kidney punching, and when you appeal to the ref, the ref pretends that it’s a fair fight. (for “ref,” read, the press.)

rage at the thorough dishonesty and unscrupulousness of the kickers, biters, and kidney punchers; utter disgust at the long-term tendency of the Queensbury team to act all abused wife who always wonders how she can change so that husband won’t kick the crap out of her any more; heartened by any signs of fight -- which seem to be appearing more frequently lately -- in the ol’ dame.