Having taken Dana Milbank to task, I must call attention to those who have shown intellectual honesty regarding Representative Paul Ryan’s FY2012 budget, including Andrew Sullivan and Joe Klein, both of whom I have crossed swords with over the years.
Both Sullivan and Klein clearly have their differences with Ryan’s plan. But to their credit they’re dealing with it in a serious, mature manner. If the debate is conducted on this level by people on both sides of the divide—in a way that’s measured, empirical, honest, and when warranted, assumes good will—we’ll all be better off for it.
