You can peg a lot of the decisions on that caucus.

[Rep. Rob Simmons, R-Conn., said the White House responded to the caucus] in part as a function of our party affiliation. ... because we've already accomplished the goal.

Life is made up of chances to make choices, decisions of what you wish to do; the accumulated result of those choices is what you call your life.

Carve the peg by looking at the hole

You had better be a round peg in a square hole than a round peg in a round hole. The latter is in for life, while the first is only an indeterminate sentence.

There's still a decent chance to get the deal through. I'd peg it at 50-50.