The Art of Compromise in Washington

I spoke with a voter this weekend who voted for Tim Johnson, Stephanie Herseth and John Thune.

When I pointed out they cancel each other's vote on nearly every major initiative, his response was he wanted them to compromise.

Well, here is how compromise works in Washington.  

The Democrats promise to spend more money.  Republicans promise to lower taxes.

When Republicans and Democrats compromise, they agree to spend more money and lower taxes.  

This should work for a while, right?

UPDATE

It should be noted President Bush has increased spending drastically.  Aside from the explosive costs of the War on Terror, President Bush has tried to coop Democrat issues and create a lasting Republican majority by proposing to spend more money, but less money than the Democrats would have if they were in charge of countless social programs.