The Great Compromiser

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell takes pride in his reputation as a great compromiser. But the Republican leader won’t concede on one point: He refuses to let conservatives fight the White House for lower spending levels. [More]

That's because he knows which side his bread is buttered on. The establishment's.

That's because he's living proof of Quigley's Dictum:

“The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and policies, one, perhaps, of the Right and the other of the Left, is a foolish idea acceptable only to doctrinaire and academic thinkers. Instead, the two parties should be almost identical, so that the American people can ‘throw the rascals out’ at any election without leading to any profound or extensive shifts in policy” (Georgetown University Professor Carroll Quigley, Tragedy and Hope, 1966.)

Oh, and don't let this fool you. That's just to keep his place until the results of this kick in. That "single issue" two-word deflection sure is an elegant fraud.

It's a big club and you ain't in it.

[Via Michael G]