It was also not a good day for the President's defenders.

Now, here's an issue for defenders of the free market.

Under the rules for defenders, he would be allowed to make the change.

This makes it very hard for defenders to mark them.

And a heart opening lead would have made it easy for the defenders.

But there was an opportunity for the defenders and they took it.

Too much of that, and teams will start looking for other defenders.

I figured we didn't have time to wait for public defenders.

That meant down one, and a top score for the defenders.

And then there would be no escape for the defenders.