The 2000s were marked by terrorism and a bipartisan desire to fight it.
From Ari Fleischer
The tea party movement and its passion arose in response to trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye can see and out of a sense that Washington is in need of dire fiscal reform.
After two years of fighting, government shutdowns and little to no agreement on anything except welfare reform in 1996, President Clinton was re-elected and decided it was time for compromise.
If Mr. Obama wants to get things done, he must recognize that in Washington only the president has the power to make the first big move.
My advice to the tea party freshmen: Slow the galloping horses to a trot. Big government was built over decades; it can't be dismantled in a year, especially when Democrats control the White House.
A safety net for the poor indeed requires some level of income redistribution.
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