Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 39 bunker mentality 36 isolationist 36 deflationary spiral 36 elbows 33 risk averse 33 deepening recession 33 Naroff 32 posture 32 flat footed 32 counterpunch 32 recession 32 flailing 32 overextended 32 retrenching 32 instinctively 32 tailspin 31 corporatist 31 hawkish stance 31 reflexive 31 cowering 31 browbeat 31 status quo 31 hunkering down 31 lockstep 30 reflexively 30 chokehold 30 cudgel 30 stagnant wages 30 tactic 30 forcefully 30 doctrine 30 Republicans 30 liberals 30 Capitol Hill 30 aggressively 29 stubbornly 29 downward spiral 29 unilateralism 29 tactics 29 unwisely 29 hunkered down 29 Democrats 29 backslide 29 laissez faire 29 Great Recession 29 jab 29 deflationary 29 capitulate 29 skittish 29 comfort zone 29 McCain 29 double dip 29 lapdog 29 backpedal 29 uninvited 28 hunker down 28 retreating 28 deflation 28 sandbagged 28 futilely 28 prod 28 irrational exuberance 28 cower 28 neoconservatives 28 deepest recession 28 downturn 28 fearful 28 sole superpower 28 lion den 28 ivory tower 28 human shields 28 guerrilla tactics 28 aggressive 28 reckless abandon 28 expeditionary 28 telegraphing 28 hesitating 27 force 27 indecisive 27 frightened 27 timidity 27 trope 27 demagogic 27 imprimatur 27 blindly 27 weak kneed 27 Religious Right 27 parrying 27 overly aggressive 27 rough patch 27 rationales 27 tightfisted 27 tight fisted 27 intransigent 27 foolishly 27 conventional wisdom 27 doctrinaire 27 precipitously 27 rebound 27 jabbing 27 huddle