Portside

'Perhaps, by picking the right fights, revealing the Republican extremes, pointing the right direction even while in slow retreat, the president is exposing the right, exhausting their troops, and awakening Americans to meet the challenges of the day. As fanciful as that may be, it is much more plausible than expecting this budget’s long-term direction to take us where we need to go.'

Robert L. Borosage,founder and president of

the Institute for America’s Future and co-director of

the Campaign for America’s Future