Given that the Republicans only control the House and that the Democrats hold both the Senate and the White House, it’s probably the best deal the Republicans could get given the circumstances.

But at least the Tea Parties and their supporters have forced both the Democrats AND the Republicans to change the national conversation on how to actually cut the budget and save money. We’ve come a long, long, way from when “Hope and Change” got into office and wasted almost one trillion (that’s with a “T”) dollars on a “stimulus” bill that only stimulated more debt and a few new union jobs. Take the deal and pour all our resources in winning in 2012. Win the White House, win the Senate, keep the House, and then force the Democrats to sit by silently while we cut all of their precious budgets, especially NPR and PBS. Keep your eyes on the prize, people, and it CAN get done in 2012.