And what does European austerity have to do with Pres. Obama? I'm not sure what you're getting at. I think you meant to assign the blame for those austerity proposals at a target named Paul Ryan. Remember him? 
I miss statesmen. Our answer to GOP extremism (Tea Party), can't be extremism of our own. I miss the Ted Kennedy's, the Lincoln Chaffee's, and others who were able to put aside their party identity for the sake of the country. I don't want us to become screaming hateful howler monkeys just to oppose teanuttery.
The best legislation normally comes from us working together, with the opposition. But if your only concern is winning at all cost, no matter the issue, then you'll always be disappointed. I know it's a dirty word now, but we used to "compromise" with one another. This ain't Venezuela. 
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