NEWPORT BEACH – It sounded like a really clever idea: Use a very public and sizeable threat to get bickering politicians to collaborate and compromise. Well, it has not worked so far, and the already-sizeable stakes just got bigger.
纽波特海滩—听起来绝对是个好主意：用公开的大威胁迫使吵得不可开交的政客妥协和让步。呃，到目前为止这一招并不管用，而已经很大的赌注倒是变得更大了。