Expected effects

Air temperature 45 F, wind north about 10 mph, fair to middlin' sky. Still wearied by people who will do anything to get what they want, and don't think or care beyond that.

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There's a fair chance that if McCarthy does negotiate a deal, he'll lose the speakership over it. What price power?

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The problem with playing "chicken" is that either both players lose or the winner is the crazier one.