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And let's not omit Dowd's incisive summary of the moral and constitutional crux of the Clinton sex scandal, almost worthy of Oscar Wilde: "These are not grounds for impeachment; these are grounds for divorce."
' This in fact is the crux of the problem.
The crux of the strategic controversy is whether an imperfect homeland defense could eliminate the deterrent and coercive impact of small rogue missile forces.
The quote from your last message is, of course, the crux of the issue that Alan Wolfe raised and has been at the core of much of my thinking.
For that is the crux of her acting out: She has made your intended into a husband-substitute.