To his credit Ken Salazar has survived red state politics in Colorado by reaching across the aisle and engaging in bipartisan consensus building. I respect him for it, although I frequently dislike the results.
It is a basic tenet of politics that you can't have it all. You have to compromise, and half a loaf is better than none. But there is a point beyond which compromise takes on a life of its own. It becomes less about settling for a smaller gain, and more about continuing to feed the egos of those in power. At some point, you will be expected to compromise in exchange for nothing more than the luxury of being able to come back and compromise again tomorrow. Battered wives understand this concept.
At some point you have to ask when is enough, enough?
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