就在本月，奥巴马总统与众议院共和党团之间就进一步实施减税（该提议由前总统小布什发起）达成了协议，并被认为是新两党共识的发端，但在我心目中这只是一条荒谬的停火协定，并将最终演化为围绕美国政治核心价值的一场缠斗。
This month’s deal between President Barack Obama and the Republicans in Congress to extend the tax cuts initiated a decade ago by President George W. Bush is being hailed as the start of a new bipartisan consensus. I believe, instead, that it is a false truce in what will become a pitched battle for the soul of American politics.