As friends of mine say, it's never over, the line just keeps moving inch by inch, year by year. Try to get something wildly egregious passed, then fall back to

As friends of mine say, it's never over, the line just keeps moving inch by inch, year by year. Try to get something wildly egregious passed, then fall back to just a little bit of what you wanted. Then push forward again, fall back, repeat until toast.