« The Bader Blog  Johnson Will Vote for Budget Deal  by Jerry
Bader  I know this is going to be unpopular with the Tea Party
base, but I agree with this decision.  Johnson says the good
outweighs the bad in this deal. If he's talking purely policy,
I'm not sure I agree. I think there is a lot of bad in here. But
he's right about the importance to the economy of stabilizing
the budget process and avoiding shutdowns.  What he doesn't
mention is the reality of divided government that Congressman
Paul Ryan and others have spoken much of lately. When Democrats
have the Senate and the White House and Republicans the House,
there is virtually no chance of Ryan/Murray-like negotiations
producing something conservatives consider more good than bad.
Many conservatives see this reality as Republicans compromising
their principles and therefore cannot be trusted to govern as
conservatives if they do get both houses in 2014. Wisconsin has
already proven this wrong. Republicans, who had only the
Wisconsin State Assembly i