There has been much talk lately of compromise in Washington, of the need for it, the possibility of it, the shape it might take.
I’ve also heard nearly as much conversation about whether the signals that are coming from the Capitol—particularly from the Republican side of the House—are trustworthy, or whether they are merely the sounds of more pandering, this time aimed at convincing the American people that the lessons of November 6th were well-learned and that the GOP is now willing to take down their banner, the one that for two years read “The Party of NO!”
The belief that the Republicans are merely posturing, behaving like admonished children who still eye more mischief, certainly stems from a reasonable core....