"Funny. I thought this debate had always been about the deficit, or at least cutting spending. Guess not. Rather, the Republican position appears to be: ‘How do we preserve current tax rates and most current spending while getting Democrats to accept deep cuts to the small fraction of the budget called non-defense discretionary spending?’"

Ezra Klein

Also applicable:

‘How do we successfully fool the American public into believing we’re prioritizing job creation when attempting to regulate a woman’s choice takes up most of our time?’

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