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On the recordSeptember 25, 2013
That is an example of what I like to call McClintock's third law of political physics, which is the more we invest in our mistakes, the less willing we are to admit them.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock discusses the reluctance to admit political mistakes.

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