Blunt finally brings the parties together

We've viewed Roy Blunt's recent claims of bipartisanship with a certain amount of suspicion, but today we're happy to congratulate Blunt and the GOP elite for their success in forming a broad, bipartisan coalition.

This afternoon, members of both parties joined together to crush the GOP leadership's "budget alternative"  by a 2-1 margin. The roster of Republicans voting against the Blunt-approved "budget alternative" ranges from GOP moderates like our own Jo Ann Emerson to the very conservative Ron Paul (no foolin').

Apparently, the prospect of one more budget bill with silly numbers, tax cuts for the wealthy, cuts to vital social programs and an elimination of the economic recovery package was too much for even some in Blunt's own party.

Congrats on the bipartisan part, though.