On Jan 19, 2010, at 10:07 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:48:00 -0500
> Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
>> Let the weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth begin. The Dems, who
>> couldn't do a damn thing right with a majority of 19, now have to
>> contend with a majority of 18.
>
> They didn't "contend" with 19, and they won't "contend"
> with 18. And of course "wouldn't" is more accurate than
> "couldn't".
That was sorta my point.