Is Compromise Possible?

Jay Cost looks to November:

The best case scenario for Democrats at this point is a nominalmajority where the median member is not a terribly reliable ally of theparty's liberal leadership. Something similar is set to occur in theSenate, where a Republican gain of at least five seats will push thefilibuster to more conservative ground, from Brown/Collins/Snowe toAlexander/Cochran/Murkowski. Barack Obama ran for and won thePresidency in 2008 based upon a pledge to pursue bipartisanship, andthe...