Summary
In today's polarized political climate, it ain't easy being bipartisan.
For those who think it might still matter, the president's bipartisan deficit-reduction commission is truly an effort to follow the rapidly narrowing middle path. Its chairs, former Republican Senate Whip Alan Simpson of Wyoming and President Clinton's former chief of staff, Erskine Bowles, now the president of the University of North Carolina, superbly represent the great American center as it once existed.See the full content of this document
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Angry Electorate and the Deficit
The rest of the commission is made up of 12 members of Congress appointed by Senate/House leaders, three each by the Republican ...
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