Some of the recent statments by people like Tump and Graham about probably having more Indian DNA than Warren(possibly true), got my thinking an old caution that I've thrown out before.
The great challenge is that it's difficult to tell when you're about to overplay your hand when you seem to have momentum. Alas what is usually glaringly obvious in hindsight is difficult to see in foresight.
I suppose the best those of us who aspire to rhetorical persuasion can do is to bear the twin dangers of over playing your hand as well as failing to capitalize on an advantage in our conscious minds to apply to our best judgments.
That call is easy to make when you are looking back, but a good bit harder to do when you are in the mix.
ReplyDeleteI agree about the hindsight/foresight problem, the only thing worse is approaching that conundrum with an, "I could never happen to us." attitude. Witness the recent Supreme Court confirmation debacle for the socialists.
DeleteHer sin was even worse. She ran a bluff in order to get a freebee, Lied to cover up the bluff, got called to put down her cards or fold. Then made the worst choice of all. She started to believe her bluff might be true and went all in even knowing she had a cold hand. Pride is a sin that bites the best gamblers on the ass now and again. In her case ,she isn't among the good gamblers. "Overplayed" is an understatement.---Ray
ReplyDeleteFully agree, just cautioning against getting off balance while taking advantage of an opponent's mistake.
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