you win at pool by blocking the pockets

[GenXer47]

The insurgents masquerading as a political party called "republicans" didn't come to Washington to govern. They came to occupy seats, do nothing, and break the government.
Scrabble's not a word game. It's a "math punk" game. Once I realized this, my wins went through the roof. I started ruining my opponent's big plays by blocking all the double- and triple-word scores with whatever stupid word I could play.
The same goes for pool - don't make the shots. BLOCK THE POCKETS.
The Dems made a huge strategic error today. We are headed straight toward a dictatorship in North America.

[Sogo]

1. So, please explain the stragegic error.

How did they not block the pockets?

[Recycle_Guru]

7. something bad happened to GOP; therefore it is bad for Dems

[Torchlight]

2. What specific pockets are now blocked, and what strategic errors were made?

And how does that neccesarily follow directly to a US disctatorship?

[spooky3]

3. They're forcing whoever the next speaker is to work with them

To escape the clutches of the extremists, while the public watches and sees how inept and evil they are. If Pelosi thinks Dems should let the Repubs spin their wheels, that’s good enough for me. A better strategist never lived.

[walkingman]

4. House Dems have done nothing wrong - what are you saying. McCarthy is not trustworthy

so why attempt to negotiate with someone that doesn't keep their word?

The best solution is about 8 Rethugs to leave the GOP and vote with the Dems and let a party that knows how to govern take charge.

The GOP is not a legitimate political party anymore - why play like it is?

[ms liberty]

5. That analogy doesn't hold up. And as a strategy to win a game of pool

If a person's strategy is just to block the pockets, then all that really is doing is to make sure that everyone thinks that person is an ahole, and ensuring that no one will play that person.

[Recycle_Guru]

6. that's why I never run the table in pool. gotta block the pockets

what are you on about?