Can This Be True?

Oh my God, I must be drunk (it is Friday night, but it's only 8:30...) or dreaming but the Republicans actually did something really smart for a change. President Obama's fig leaf VAT Tax Commission, oops sorry, Deficit Commission gives Republicans a bunch appointee slots. Of course we all expected them to appoint lame-ass, go-along-get-along, eminence grise type losers. I mean, that's what Republicans do, right? Never would they channel Donny Baseball and say, "Fine Lightworker, you wanna talk deficits? We'll talk deficits! How's does Tom Coburn sound, how does Paul Ryan sound, how does Hensarling sound, tough guy?!?!" Sure enough, we got Coburn, and Ryan, and Hensarling, and Gregg and Crapo to boot. No wooly, wishy-washy faux deficit hawks here. These guys are fiscal bad-asses...spending scourges. If fighting the out-of-control growth of government spending is a war, the Republicans finally sent in some Navy Seals rather than some protocol officers. I don't know what to say...enjoy it while it lasts???