Democrats will lose now. But they can win later.

Democrats will lose now. But they can win later.

Democrats will lose now. But they can win later. – Ezra Klein – The Washington Post.

The alternative has been on clear display in recent months. Republicans can’t necessarily sell the country on big cuts in federal programs, but they can make them necessary. All they need to do is hold the line aganst taxes, allow deficits will continue to mount, and then use forcing events like the debt ceiling or the budget to demand huge spending cuts. A world in which the two parties can’t agree on tax increases but can agree on spending cuts is one in which the government eventually shrinks dramatically. Republicans understand this. Do Democrats?

I’ll take this. For now.