But I give both BOR and Hannity credit for sticking it to 'em.
Lots of DU'er say the same thing albeit for different reasons. They wanna know why the dems didn't grab more cookies while they still had their hand in the jar.
But political reality was if they passed their version of a budget, even if just to freeze spending, the cost would have the dems even more than what they already lost.
We'll win this but it's gonna be one hilltop at a time. That Boehner stuck PPFA, NPR etc into the mix was a parachute drop behind enemy lines to cut their logistics and communications. If you had asked me 2 months ago what his strategy on those strongholds would have be I'd've said he would wait until 2012. Apparently, he feels the enemy is falling back across the entire front--especially when they lost their flank guard in Madison--and he's confident he can press the assault to link-up and trap a large number of enemy maneuver units. That Obama decided to counter with an attack on OUR stronghold (the military paycheck) is a bridge too far for them.
(is that too militarized an analogy?)
