While bashing the diarrhea of spending throughout the last eight years was applicable during the election since "financial conservatism" is a basic tenet of the Republican Party, I feel any "outrage!" over government spending in general is fairly hypocritical. "Over-spending" loosely translates to "not spending money on shit I want." With their daddy/small dick issues there is no amount of money you can get a right-winger to admit is too much for Defense, and the same goes for liberals when it comes to bunnies/rainbows/tree-hugging etc. But to act like you're against government spending as a philosophy or cause you know what's best for the country is bullshit.Today George Will says the same thing about the hypocrisy of conservatives claiming they don't want "activist" judges, the point being of course they do as long as any "activism" is in their favor.
Meanwhile, I'd say we have a candidate for "America's MVP":
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While there is a trend toward
overspending by the Democratic party... for the purpose of promoting programs in favor of social(fiscal) equality, of course democrats can be responsible!
Per wikipedia:
Democrats generally support a more progressive tax structure to provide more services and reduce economic inequality.[43] Currently they have proposed reversing those tax cuts the Bush administration gave to the wealthiest Americans while wishing to keep in place those given to the middle class.[43][44] Democrats generally support more government spending on social services while spending less on the military.[45][46] They oppose the cutting of social services, such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and various welfare programs,[47] believing it to be harmful to efficiency and social justice. Democrats believe the benefits of social services, in monetary and non-monetary terms, are a more productive labor force and cultured population, and believe that the benefits of this are greater than any benefits that could be derived from lower taxes, especially on top earners, or cuts to social services. Furthermore, Democrats see social services as essential towards providing positive freedom, i.e. freedom derived from economic opportunity. The Democratic-led House of Representatives reinstated the PAYGO (pay-as-you-go) budget rule at the start of the 110th Congress.[48] DNC Chairman Howard Dean has cited Bill Clinton's presidency as a model for fiscal responsibility.
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