No Compromise-Let the games begin

I have made it quite clear that I oppose any compromise on the filibuster in the Senate, most recently over at Running Scared. If you read the comments section of that post you will find my dear friend Bill in DC disagrees with me. Well Jack over at the well named Common Sense Desk agrees and says enough is enough.

I have been watching, thinking and posting on the filibuster debate for some time now. At its core, it is not terribly different from any of the others that have dominated the press, media and blogosphere for too long a period. Iraq, tax cuts, Schiavo, stem cells, SocSec reform, the culture of life, outrageous deficit spending, activist judges and all of the others that have been so dominant for twenty-five years are all cut from the same cloth.

And it is now time to say no more. I do not want to play on their pitch anymore.

So ~ I have concluded that I am opposed to a compromise on this one. This filibuster debate is not about rational discussion or debate or informed disagreement. It is not about agreeing to disagree the way reasonable, thinking people often do.

It is about whether we believe that extremism is acceptable. It is about whether it is appropriate to continue to believe that the behaviors that the majority of us have found more or less acceptable in years past are still normative. The belief that those behaviors should continue to influence the public discourse. That reasoned discussion and compromise that leads to consensus and shared belief is a more effective way to lead, govern and protect the interests of our great republic.

There is more and you should read the entire thing.
There is no room for compromise because you cannot compromise with unreasonable people. Unreasonable people want it all at any cost. That describes the neo-cons and theo-cons. Jack says it very well:

My conclusion ~ this is an opportunity for a great step forward. Harry should tell Billy where to stick it. Go ahead, press the nucular button, and see if you can pull it off.

There is no risk for the Democrats, and reasonable people of all parties, because there will be no compromise where they don't lose. So push the button Mullah Frist.