There’s no question who won last week’s showdown. The outcome — nearly $40 billion in painful cuts — goes well beyond the GOP’s initial demands. That Democrats were able to save a few pet programs is something but not much. You really don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing.(Eugene Robinson, Monday, April 11, 5:27 PM. retrieved HERE)
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Democrats won the spin war in what was perhaps the first real policy battle since the new Republican House was sworn in, and President Obama was right in the middle of it. The result was an actual compromise that actually favored the Democrats. (APRIL 11, 2011 3:46 PM. retrieved HERE)
None can Budge it ... no one.
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