Thrown Under the Bus

Stephen Dinan and Sean Lengell at The Washington Times:

“Today we, and everyone we have worked to speak for and fight for, were thrown under the bus,” Rep. Raul Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who is co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Sunday as top senators began to describe the deal they are trying to strike with Mr. Obama.

The Republicans negotiated well—sort of, mostly due to pressure from their constituents. Obama has been forced into a corner to some extent. He has to get the debt ceiling extended to cover our spending beyond the 2012 elections, and that comes with a price. Besides, no one is really happy with where this is going. Conservatives would like only to be granted the reasonable request to live within our means. Liberals want to spend the country into financial oblivion. Neither side is getting what they want. We’re heading towards the compromise all the Liberals were asking for. Quit griping.