Spending-Cut Talk Ahead Of Election? Expect The Ax In '11

Investor's Business Daily ^ | 7/29/2010 | David Hogberg

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It's axiomatic: Politicians running for re-election never get specific when talking about spending cuts. It would open them to attack from opponents and interest groups and put their entire party on the defensive.

Yet massive deficits and chronic long-term budget woes have created a political climate encouraging a few members of Congress — Republican and Democrat — to challenge that wisdom this year.

Given that most politicians only muster up courage after Election Day, these early voices of restraint may foreshadow actual spending cuts next year.

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At times have to wonder about various editorial writers - Dave is one of them.

Since when have politicians kept their word after an election has passed?

They, the politicians, enjoy an incestuous relationship inside the beltway. Once there they know, not believe but KNOW, that they have 18 months to do what they please to whomever they please before it becomes time to spew platitudes they have no intention of following.

Social Security, Illegal immigration, finical responsibility, ethics, and — well the total list would lock up the system servers.

Sorry, but less the electorate changes politicians more frequently than they change the diapers of new born children we will continue to have the “best government that money can buy”.

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Since when have politicians kept their word after an election has passed?

Why should they? They're almost never held accountable. Consider John McCain. He puts on his "Mr. Reaganite Conservative" suit once every six years. Then, after reelection, he does everything short of caucusing with the Dems. And yet how many times has he gotten away with this duplicity?