{"id":3213,"date":"2013-07-31T08:53:33","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T12:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/?p=3213"},"modified":"2013-07-31T08:53:33","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T12:53:33","slug":"the-best-way-to-guarantee-something-will-fail-is-to-call-it-a-grand-bargain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/2013\/07\/31\/the-best-way-to-guarantee-something-will-fail-is-to-call-it-a-grand-bargain\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Way to Guarantee Something Will Fail Is to Call It a &#8216;Grand Bargain&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>But Obama&#8217;s latest policy probably doesn&#8217;t even qualify for the name.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/Theatlantic.feedsportal.com\/c\/34375\/f\/625835\/s\/2f61b09f\/sc\/25\/mf.gif?resize=1%2C1\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><a target=\"_blank\" 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