On compromise

An observation by a commenter on boston.com:

Can I burn down your house??

NO

Can I burn down your garage??

NO

Just the second floor??

NO

Lets talk about what I can burn down??

NO

YOU ARE NOT COMPROMISING!!!!!!!!!

Not to flog a dead horse but the ACA is law.  The Supreme Court declared it Constitutional.  Want to repeal it?  Then go through the legislative process.   It is not acceptable to hold the government hostage in your effort to repeal it.

Apropos of nothing:

se·di·tion noun \si-ˈdi-shən\ 

  1. Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state.
  2. Insurrection; rebellion.