Jul 19, 2011

Geoff Nunberg Asks What the Word "Compromise" Really Means, on NPR

From Fresh Air from WHYY, on National Public Radio

What The Word 'Compromise' Really Means

By Geoff Nunberg

Sometimes people avoid even saying the word. Not long after the Republicans took the House last fall, Lesley Stahl interviewed John Boehner on 60 Minutes. Boehner told her the Republicans were ready to govern, and she said, "Governing means compromising."

He answered, "It means working together."

"It also means compromising," she said.

"It means finding common ground," he answered.

She kept pushing him about why he was unwilling to say "compromise," until he finally answered, "I reject the word."...

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