Everyone is tired of the Partisan bickering in Washington DC.

But should we be happy when the South Dakota delegation stands together on an issue?

Well, it might depend on the issue. Take the “fiscal cliff” bill for instance… Senator Johnson, Senator Thune and Congresswoman Noem all voted in favor of this bill.

Conservatives will be blasting Noem and Thune for supporting a bill that provides $1.00 in spending cuts for every $41.00 in tax increases. We would expect that from Johnson.

The defense from Thune and Noem will undoubtedly be that taxpayers would have been subject to the largest tax hike in history if they had not supported this flawed bill. OK, so once again, Republicans were placed in a position where they had to choose between bad and worse. How did they get there? By allowing themselves to be pushed into a corner by “bully-Democrats” who refuse to give in.

What might happen if Republicans would refuse to give in? It’s like dealing with a spoiled child. If you NEVER say no, things only get worse. SOMETIME you need to say no, even if it causes an unpleasant confrontation.

The “fiscal cliff” deal was another win for Democrats and liberal Republicans who don’t mind increased spending and higher taxes. It was NOT a victory for lower taxes and less spending.  This deal that “protects 99% of Americans” INCREASES spending about $330 Billion and INCREASES the national debt by about $4 Trillion over the next decade.  Is this really protecting Americans???

Now we will be told that Republicans will “hold the line” on the debt ceiling in a couple of months. Fat chance. Unless they have a serious conversion, they will again cave in when faced with the choice between bad and worse…

Most Republicans in the House voted against this bill.

Michele Bachmann released a statement that sums it up for those Republicans… and most conservatives across the country:

“Washington politicians have engineered a last minute backroom deal that does not address America’s jobs and debt crisis,” Bachmann said in the statement. “Rather than a deficit reduction plan, the Senate sent us a grow government plan. I cannot support a plan that has billions in tax increases with no meaningful cuts in spending.”

I personally believe Thune and Noem are working hard to do what they believe is best for our state and nation. That doesn’t mean, however, that they are right.

Whenever Johnson, Thune and Noem are voting the same on an issue, the chances are pretty good that Johnson did not move to the right.

***Gordon Howie is a nationally syndicated author, host of Liberty Today TV and CEO of Life and Liberty Media***

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