The supercommittee has turned into a superdud. Chalk up another victory for the political thought police, who work hard to prevent our elected leaders from deviating from the party line, exercising independent judgment or risking their political careers for anything as trivial as the national interest.
On the right, twirling figurative billy clubs, stand “no-tax” enforcers like Grover Norquist, Dick Armey and Stephen Moore. Their job is to ensure that any Republican intrepid enough to admit it will take substantial tax revenue to solve the nation’s debt crisis will be branded a traitor — and face a well-financed primary challenger.
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