"To crank up a noisy bad stance out in a place like San Francisco and start yelling about "getting things done in Washington is like sitting far back in the end zone seats at the Super Bowl and screaming at the Miami linebackers "Stop Duane Thomas!"

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"To crank up a noisy bad stance out in a place like San Francisco and start yelling about "getting things done in Washington is like sitting far back in the end zone seats at the Super Bowl and screaming at the Miami linebackers "Stop Duane Thomas!"

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