Some of the people tracking the bird from the picnic table argued that it was a merlin, not a sharp-shin.
Ms. Napolitano has told voters that "nothing is off the table," arguing that tax cuts are not appropriate now and that loopholes adopted in recent years should be closed.
Criticism of that behavior surfaced in a lot of these essays, with Stephen Young, CEO of the Caux Round Table, arguing that speculation on the trading floor "is at odds with society's contract with finance".
Some experts speculated the leadership was employing a good-cop, bad-cop strategy, to allow the negotiators on the nuclear issue in Geneva to go back to the table arguing that they needed to sweeten the deal to develop a consensus.
Redknapp, whose side slipped back to the bottom of the table, argued that goalkeeper Rob Green was obstructed before he pushed the ball into his own net for West Brom's decisive second goal.
But recently he has stayed away from the negotiating table, arguing that such talks were inherently destructive -- the equivalent of political hostage-taking.
A Durbin aide said that the number-two Senate Democrat has joined the group's negotiations so that progressives have a seat at the table, arguing that such discussions would be taking place with or without liberal input.
The postal service's employee unions have been critical of many of the reforms put on the table, arguing that large-scale cuts will lead to a diminished service, which, in turn, will lead inevitably to more cuts.
Some Morsi supporters have tried to turn the tables, arguing that General Sisi was the aggressor who divided the country when he overturned a legitimate, democratically elected government.
He demanded extended tax cuts for the rich, who have plenty of food on their tables, arguing that that money will tinkle down to the lower levels.
