This, from John Irons, seems to sum up the general reaction to the President's 2008 budget proposal:

According to news.google.com, there are currently 306 stories on: “dead on arrival” bush budget

Am I the only one finding this sort of reaction increasingly wearisome?  I'm all for critical analysis -- I like to think that that is what macroblog is all about.  But maybe if we start insisting that the first thing out of the ever-moving mouths of pundits and lawmakers alike is about what is doable rather than what is not, we might actually some day make some progress.

As I said, just a thought.