Dissatisfied politicians and wonks (mostly non-Democrats) are busily opining President Obama’s failure to even attempt the bipartisanship he had promised. These folks may be right to some extent, but certainly not to the extent that would warrant all of their whining.
It is clear why they moan, however: their concept of bipartisanship is ridiculous. They think [...]

In light of the verbal sparring over the correct procedure for righting the errant American economy, I think it is beneficial to point out which are good reasons for holding a particular political position, and which are bad reasons. The title of this post foreshadows my conclusion rather obviously, but I will explain myself more [...]