re: Let me get this straight...

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No, it doesn't but it is a hell of a lot easier to influence 12 people behind closed doors than 100 scattered all across the nation.

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I'd say people like Condi Rice and Doctor Tom are far more interested in their reputation than to be "bribed" if that's what you suggesting, and they have just as good a chance of getting it right as at least a dozen or so of the writers. So it's still easily a push.