[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by CamEdwards

I've seen this argument posted elsewhere. Without getting into the merits, who IS able to complain about wasteful spending and earmarks? Not Republicans, because they didn't act fiscally responsible before. Not Democrats, because they aren't acting fiscally responsible now. So in your view, who gets to complain about this stuff?

I think the main point is that voters aren't going to take the Republicans seriously when they cry about wasteful spending. In essence, the Republicans took a good issue for them off the table because of their actions over the past 8 years.