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That's very negative thinking, Jim, though I see what you mean.



It occurs to me that what passed for political idealism in this country was mortally wounded November 22, 1963. It tried to recover, took a turn for the worse between April and June of 1968 and finally expired August 9, 1974.

That "tingling in the leg" Chris Matthews feels seems analogous to the sensation many amputees experience, when they "feel" their missing limbs.