Bipartisan would be great if it meant true compromise on smaller government. Sure. We’d love to have many program eliminated outright, but I’m reasonable so long as the country is moving in the right direction.
So what I’m saying is the Democrats set the agenda. They say they want something, and then Republicans compromise on how much the Democrats can get. It should be the opposite! Republicans were elected in a landslide. They should be looking for things to cut. If that means CommieCore goes away but the Dept of Education is kept on in a reduced capacity, so be it. That’s compromise we can all support.
But you’re absolutely right. Compromise and bipartisanship always seem to mean give the Democrat what he wants.
It used to be we wanted ethical and principled leaders. Where they landed on the partisan spectrum was a part of the debate, not a validity of the position.
Those without a strong defense in debate must resort to pressure to silence and other positional arguments that distract from the real debate. That is why the left makes the right’s positions too “offensive” to voice. If that fails, they resort to calling them too partisan so that they REQUIRE compromise. It is the clever strategy of con men who cannot win in a fair debate because the facts are stacked against them.