If progressives want to keep doing the small government Republicans' dirty work for them, they'll keep cheering Democratic deficit reduction as a big win for the good guys. All it does is continually make a bipartisan case for starving government of the funds it needs to ensure that we live in a decent society. It's a fools game. Dday wrote about this yesterday (as did I) in a post aptly entitled: Democrats Bragging on Their Deficit-Cutting Skills Helps Nobody, Hurts America.Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy