Condit is no revolutionary, but he is hell-bent on forging a middle ground between left and right and doggedly pursuing harmony in a House chamber brimming with partisan rage. He favors a balanced budget and opposes privatization of Social Security. He supports public schools and opposes vouchers. He is a unionist on trade, and a conservative on environmental regulation. If liberals have a solution that works, or if our conservative friends have a solution that works, we ought not to be afraid to embrace it.
Independence can be difficult in politics, especially in the raw heat of legislative war.