I think people's interest in this DC-journo train wreck is understandable (and so is the desire to unsee it); I hope folks understand that it's not a soap opera and, in fact, the reason it's so grotesque is that the people involved are treating it like one.

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Well, you may not be pleased to find out that's exactly what they're doing. But, in their defense, they do not lose as much on those investments as they do when they start to they're smarter than the market.