Bipartisanship Bites Back: The Daily Kos Gets Angry Over The Budget Compromise

“Meteor Blades” sneeringly quotes President Obama as he hailed the bipartisanship of the agreement:

Like any worthwhile compromise, both sides had to make tough decisions and give ground on issues that were important to them.  And I certainly did that.

Some of the cuts we agreed to will be painful. Programs people rely on will be cut back.  Needed infrastructure projects will be delayed.  And I would not have made these cuts in better circumstances.

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I want to think Speaker Boehner and Senator Reid for their leadership and their dedication during this process. A few months ago, I was able to sign a tax cut for American families because both parties worked through their differences and found common ground.  Now the same cooperation will make possible the biggest annual spending cut in history…

Despite President Obama’s assurances that this compromise was fine and dandy, Leftists still aren’t satisfied. Keep reading as Mr. Blades lays it on thick:

Politicians must make compromises. This can be frustrating, infuriating, but necessary. There is, however, no need to put lipstick on a pig. And that’s what touting the “biggest annual spending cut in history” as a good thing does. More lipstick from Harry Reid in giving kudos to the other side. Instead of praising the Republicans, why not come out and say the GOP screwed rank-and-file Americans? Why not say the Democrats did what they could to slow them down, but that now millions will suffer because of the cuts the party had crammed down its throat to avoid the entire government being shut down?

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But no, it’s kumbaya for Republicans bent on cramming yet more of its radical agenda down the nation’s throat.

Ah, yes. The “radical agenda” of passing a responsible budget. The Left has its panties up in a bunch because its members had to compromise with the Right in order to avoid a government shutdown and the ensuing political fallout for the Democrats. Leftist bloggers like “Meteor Blades” can’t stand the fact that some of their precious entitlements are cut. Boo hoo: the District of Columbia can’t use taxpayer money to fund abortions, Obamacare took a hit, and some of the president’s “investments” won’t get funded right now. The world will keep turning, and the government will continue to function.

It’s funny how the Left loves “compromise” and “bipartisanship” when those words mean that the Right has to give up what it wants to please the Left. Over the last two years, that scenario has played out far too often. When the shoe is on the other foot, the Left views “bipartisanship” and “compromise” as part of a “radical agenda.”

News flash to the Left: it’s not so fun when bipartisanship bites back.

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Chris Queen hails from Covington, GA. Check out his blog, Random Thoughts From The Revolution, and follow him on Twitter.

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