[gondramB]

"Also advocated “pay-as-you-go” tax cuts with spending increases in 2004"

Another way to describe that would be insisting on spending cuts to go along with tax cuts to prevent terrible deficits.... this is an old timey way to be conservative - by favoring balanced budgets instead of the current monstrosity.

[MNJohnnie]

"Also advocated “pay-as-you-go” tax cuts with spending increases in 2004"

How is advocating PAY AS YOU GO Taxcuts AND turning around an advocating SPENDING INCREASES even remotely thought of as being "an old timey way to be conservative"? Reagan's plan was cut taxes AND spending, not Cut Taxes as long as we can figure a way to "pay for the taxcuts" AND increase spending.