...some similar tactical fashion. The point is, you can put me with Mr. Hertzberg and Ms. Brown, in the sense that we are getting close to the point (Are we PAST it ,already?) where we need to make use of the former President's unique skills. No one EXPLAINS complex public-policy matters better for the average person-on-the-street, and I doubt off-hand if anyone else out there has a better grasp of the often-rural, mildly conservative political mindset of the so-called 'Blue Dogs' who are at the heart of this present dilemma. 

If we win without it, fine. If we lose without trying this approach, it's a very serious mistake.