Compromise

Well, the reviews are in for the debt deal.  In some ways, the reviews are analogous to the The Smurfs Movie.

Like the Smurfs, no one with any taste or discretion likes it.  Like the Smurfs, it might actually play well in the short term "box office."

This deal pleases no one.  It doesn't cut government enough for the Teatards, and it cuts it too much for liberals.

It doesn't do enough for long term deficits for the Concord Coalition, and it doesn't do enough for unemployment for anyone who cares about that.  Which ought to be most everyone.

Policy wonks don't like the mismatch of needs - unemployment - with policy - deficit reduction.

No one is happy.

You know, compromise.

Combine the fact that it looks like DC finally got its act together and Gabby Gifford showing up to vote, and my guess there is a bit of a bounce, a sigh of relief from those "independent" voters we all care so much about.

The only way this doesn't become a godawful, terrible, no good deal is if you can elect Democrats back into control of all three branches of the Executive and Legislative branches so that we can make productive - as opposed to destructive - changes in our tax code, our spending and our economic development.

This episode SHOULD cement the GOP's reputation as putting ideology above country, but who knows.

UPDATE: Roy Edroso has a different take on Smurfs.  See the comments for more fun.