Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Nice little sieve
I almost never talk about debts and deficits, because the question is obviously pointless. There is precisely zero chance that DC will do anything meaningful, and the "sides" are nothing more than talking points.
Now the supercommittee has completed its task with magnificent success, yielding a veritable torrent of talking points for both "sides", leading to increased campaign funding for both "sides". This was its entire mission.
Nevertheless, comments and analysis give us an unusually sharp litmus test for mindless partisanship. Anyone who thinks the committee failed, and blames the evil Other Party for the failure, is a mindless partisan and can be permanently dismissed. Anyone who thinks otherwise, though they may express the concept in various ways, is in contact with reality and deserves to be heard. ¶ 2:47 AM
Now the supercommittee has completed its task with magnificent success, yielding a veritable torrent of talking points for both "sides", leading to increased campaign funding for both "sides". This was its entire mission.
Nevertheless, comments and analysis give us an unusually sharp litmus test for mindless partisanship. Anyone who thinks the committee failed, and blames the evil Other Party for the failure, is a mindless partisan and can be permanently dismissed. Anyone who thinks otherwise, though they may express the concept in various ways, is in contact with reality and deserves to be heard. ¶ 2:47 AM
