Partners Have Been Chosen, So Let the Budget Dancing Begin

By Stan Collender
Roll Call Contributing Writer

November 18, 2008

Based on the headline above, you might think this is about some of the traditional dances typically performed during each year’s federal budget debate, such as the “Tax Tango,” “Spending Samba” and “Budget Bossa Nova.” That’s tempting, especially because “Dancing With the Stars” is one of the top-rated shows on network television, and mentioning those dances would almost certainly increase the number of hits this column gets when people Google those names.

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