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One seat, that's all it takes right now, because then the fence-straddling Commissioner Saltzman can go the other way and still play the part of "hero to the public"
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I like the idea of forcing fence-straddling Democrats, including the Obama team, to finally make a choice for progressivism.
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I'm not alone in finding this fence-straddling annoying.
The Many Powers of Maybe Elizabeth Bernstein 2010
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Maybe he just figured out that he needs to look more like the fence-straddling pol he really is?
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As the leadership in the House tries to persuade fence-straddling Democrats to push health care reform over the finish line, a “talking points” memo is being widely circulated in Washington that purports to show that those same leaders …
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Claims of kumbaya moments by the Party's spin apparatus aside, the GOP has lost control of the know-nothings, who, with the help of a few angry fence-straddling Libertarians have morphed into the Tea Baggers.
Brian Ross: With Friends Like Rand Paul, Who Needs Enemies? 2010
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But mediocre fence-straddling and a lack of conviction to cause the extraordinary may be more like it, and Dan Choi is only one example of conventional turpitude.
Curious 2009
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Amy Goldstein had a nice piece in last Friday's Washington Post exploring the AMA's fence-straddling on the health reform issue.
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Amy Goldstein had a nice piece in last Friday's Washington Post exploring the AMA's fence-straddling on the health reform issue.
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But with his fence-straddling on the Speaker, Cameron seems evasive and part of the Westminster club.
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