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On the recordJune 5, 2012
I think we have run a follow of McClintock's first 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 critiques the reluctance to acknowledge political mistakes.

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