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So who will take the fall?

WASHINGTON — The ghosts of shutdowns past are lurking in the halls of the Capitol, influencing Congressional leaders as they look for a way out of the latest budget standoff and wonder who will take the fall.

Its building blocks are two: the loyalty of staffers (who, beavering in outer offices, may carry out risky or illegal presidential wishes on the understanding that, in extremis, they will take the fall for him); and the doctrine of "executive privilege".

The younger Mr. Graham's disingenuousness is of a piece with Jerry Falwell's and Pat Robertson's pseudo-apology for their televised remarks in which they tried to pin the Sept. 11 attacks on the same all-purpose culprits (gays, feminists) whom some Catholic leaders now hope will take the fall for abusive priests and their enabling higher-ups.

Callan will take the fall, along with Joseph Gregory, the president, who has been at the firm for 30 years.

But who will take the fall?

Ms. Ishimori will take the next month off.

He will take the summer off, and after that, the Village Idiot may return to the East Village.

Making him look like the good guy 'cause he'll take the fall.

If any of them fail — and they all could — he'll take the fall himself.

If you're lucky, you'll take the fall.