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Is Entrenchment Inevitable?

Yes, Kim, it is definitely the Age of Entrenchment, and I don't think I'm pretending that schoolyard taunts of any sort are unheard of, or that what happened to my friend's child is any particular reflection on Obama's campaign. But I don't want to be among the entrenched, either; sometimes I am wrong, and if I'm giving my friend the impression that I am suspicious of recovering Hillary supporters in that way, then I'm not averse to looking at that and maybe rethinking both my assumptions and the signals I'm sending. If things had gone the other way in the primary, I'd need a minute, too. And to be perfectly honest, I'd be winking at the old guy myself.