If there is such a thing as a “tipping point” for proposals in the public policy arena, opening the “fiscal cliff” talks to C-SPAN cameras may have passed it.

Two days after the election, I wrote in this space that putting the cameras in the room with President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner was the only way for the public to know who is serious and who is still playing politics. Shining the light would also be more likely to force a genuine compromise.