Here from today's editorial pages of the Wall Street Journal, which is known to be a bastion for conservative thought, publishing opinions of the top conservative politicians and think tank gurus, comes an editorial that actually champions critical thinking over purely partisan party speak, which makes me think that maybe there is hope for political support of bipartisan solutions and not just knee jerk attacks on "the other side," leaving open a ray of possibility that this country will not go down the tubes to the accompaniment of the shrieking choruses of politicians tearing each others throats out.
Those who followed news coverage of the "tea party" protests last month will recall that one target of the partiers' ire was the TARP bailout of the banking system -- a policy of the Bush administration that President Obama has carried on.
And yet, in a television interview last month, we find no less a representative of the late administration than former Vice President Dick Cheney endorsing the protesters' accusations with what is, for him, considerable enthusiasm. "I thought the tea parties were great," he told Fox News's Sean Hannity. "It's basically a very healthy development."
See the full editorial here.
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