Friday, April 29, 2011

Good Policy & Good Politics

The National Journal headline:


Nothing happens in a vacuum.

And, for all those who want to consider themselves as centrist, or serving the interests of moderation... remember that the master of centrism, Bill Clinton, repeats over and over that what a President decides to do must be both good policy and good politics. The Wisconsin GOP has suffered some disastrous public relations... and the Mass Speaker just made them look a little better.