... Not perfect but more than I would have thought Democrats would go along with.
One of the most interesting things about politics is how each side in a two-party system can be so convinced it is right and that the other side is just so totally wrong, misguided, and even dangerous. More on that in a minute.
I try not to cheerlead too much in politics, because I realize that a lot of it is disingenuous BS. I have to step back once in a while and take a breath so I don't get too wrapped up in it. It can be infuriating. I don't know how some people do it. Their tolerance for BS is higher than mine, I guess.
That said,
this Robert Reich column from 7-17-2011 rang true to me.
Even more so,
this Paul Krugman column from 7-14-2011 has some really spot-on perspective, I think.