[Siegfried X]

This is a good deal for Republicans, the best that was possible in the real world. If we want deeper cuts then we need to elect enough conservatives that they control the White House and both houses of Congress. Anyone who thought otherwise either hasn’t read the constitution or lives in a fantasy world.

[Poison Pill]

If we want deeper cuts then we need to elect enough conservatives that they control the White House and both houses of Congress.

When Bush II was in the WH spending got ramped (prescription drug, no child left behind, war, etc.) and Dems were blocking the debt ceiling raise. The fact is the Washington machine wants to spend.