[EEDUDE]

"Fiscal sustainability should be a good issue for conservatives if they're really interested in reducing the power and cost of federal government policies and programs."

These are things a President can do in his second term. He'll tackle the tough sells then.

[yoswif]

Fiscal sustainability should be a major concern of any conservative party and it's members. There should be serious discussion within a conservative party and among it's members about producing a budget that reduces federal spending by 50% so people can see the magnitude of the problem. All candidates for federal office representing a conservative party should have their own plan, or a plan produced by others that they endorse, to cut federal spending in half. The recent vote on tax increases in middle of the road Oregon should be ample proof citizens take a dim view of more taxes so dramatic reductions in spending are the only alternative.