He is perceived to be a liability at this point, and it's not just what comes from this particular court case.

The market is not going to be so tolerant of this particular offering if it is perceived that there won't be any growth.

One martini is alright, two is too many, three is not enough.

If there's anything going on in a particular bar and it's not the atmosphere I want or be in, I have a choice to go to a different bar.

Karl Rove is a great guy in terms of developing issues for a campaign, but he's not done well on advocating policy in a governance setting. The job is diminished, but he probably doesn't mind that. He's a racehorse in a campaign.

Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.