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Originally Posted by CamEdwards
So you would rather have no one advocate a fiscally sound position rather than have only a hypocrite advocate it? Isn't that a lot like cutting off your nose to spite your face?
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For me it comes down to a few problems. One, they need to take real ownership of what they did. I don't know if there's a freshman House member for the GOP, so when they say the Republicans lost their principles they mean I lost my principles. I'd feel much better if Cantor or Boehner or some other high profile member said, I personally voted or a lot of excess spending and I'm going to lead the charge to repeal some of what I voted for under Bush.
Second, timing matters. It's just too soon to go crazy over spending. I don't really buy it, because I don't really believe they've come to any epiphany other than maybe this will get them back into power.
Third, don't push a series of tax cuts that will add many multiples of the stimulus to the deficit and expect me to see you as fiscally responsible.
I'd be happy with a party that forced a balanced budget in five or six years, but that's not what the Republicans are after. They'll just as happily add to the deficit, only their spending and tax priorities will be different.