Posted 6:24 AM by Gene

Jonathan Yardley, who usually has far more sense, unwittingly confirms the liberal's definiton of "bi-partisan." At best it means the squishy middle, easily led into our foolishness; at worst it means an infestation of copperheads. We do not like the screaming that passes for politics these days, but we've a hunch this well-paid talking head Mr. Brownstein would only be satisfied with "bi-partisanship" that confirms his prejudices. We would not be craven enough to ever say we're "bi-partisan" in endorsing certain policies. The problem is civility passed out of politics when it became synonymous with weakness, or toadying, and we need weakness and toadying just as much as we need the screaming, and these days we get all three.