Is Compromise a Dirty Word?

The latest propaganda from the political-media establishment is the assertion that the Grand Congressional Super Committee failed to agree on deficit reduction, and the government’s debt problems can’t be resolved because Republicans, driven by tea party activists “refuse to compromise.” Retired General and Former Secretary of State Colin Powell echoed the establishment view in a [...]

Cheer, Don’t Sneer at The Spending Cut Deal

There has been lot of bitter disappointment from conservative and libertarian commentators since President Obama and Speaker Boehner announced “The Deal” last Friday night that will cut some $38 billion from 2011 spending.  Here are a couple of examples: my good friend over at The-Classic-Liberal and a commentator at RedState. The critics are right that [...]