He now holds the politically risky position that the Bush administration should send in more troops, or withdraw entirely.

"They don't want to make a politically risky offer if they think we will slap them down."

Just four years ago, pledging to do that was considered politically risky among the Republican establishment.

It is his politically risky plan to end housing and utility subsidies.

With Canada's unemployment rate above 10 percent, such a move is considered politically risky.

Letting public services be run for a profit is politically risky.

So the second year is prime time for attempting ambitious, politically risky measures.

Both have recently spoken in politically risky terms of aggressively pursuing peace.

His stand may seem politically risky - Americans do not favor ground troops.

Such an attitude has been politically risky in the past.