Mr. Obama's argument has come down to this: Details aside, the only thing more damaging than voting "yes" would be to come home empty-handed.
Now I am expected to take that proposal and pare it down--slicing this detail and chopping a smidgen here and there--to create a broader and prettier picture, one that earns me money, notoriety, and fame! (Just kidding--I only want the money at the moment).
Over the past two years, people from all over the internet have been working on nailing down the details of this stewardship transition.
Maybe -- again, nailing down the details on this one is going to be tough, since it may come down to semantics -- what "is" a public option, and what "is not".
Spencer Ackerman takes down the details of why this statement is absurd, why McCain's conflation underscores a fundamental misunderstanding, dare I say a mistranslation, of what the surge means and has meant, both in words and in practice.
Finally, my fact-checker, Tim Farrington, was a huge help this time in helping to nail down the details.
If you don't care about this detail, scroll down past the bullet points.
Gary grabbed a legal pad to write down the details.
He said investigators were working to pin down the details.
They simply took down the details and that was it.
