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You wrote, “I wouldn’t be surprised if he views this controversy as an opportunity—to prove that now he’s ready to fight back, he’ll never let himself get `swift-boated’ again, etc. etc.”
This is EXACTLY what he’s done, to the detriment of his party — made it all about him. Somewhere Rahm Emanuel is throwing a BlackBerry against a wall and unleashing a torrent of f-bombs.