John Boehner and congressional Republicans are to be congratulated for their performance in the recent budget negotiations, both for the modest victory they achieved and the potential defeat they escaped. In wringing another $38 billion in spending cuts out of Senate Democrats and the Obama administration, they have made another marginal gain in the struggle for the long-term solvency of the American government. In their willingness to take a half a loaf, they avoided a shutdown and the risk they would be blamed for it — a high-wire act for very low stakes.
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via A Budget Skirmish Victory – The Editors – National Review Online.