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“The bridge to nowhere, with 233 miles—a $233 million bridge to an island in Alaska with 50 people on it was the tipping point.”
—John McCain, Republican presidential debate, last night
In related news, a search on whitehouse.gov, which contains a searchable archive of all presidential speeches, press conferences, news briefings, etc., yields 0 hits for “tipping point.”
—Martin Schneider
