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To: Vicomte13
"Fiscally conservative" means that you don't run a budget deficit if you can help it, and you don't spend money on unneccessary services.

I would suggest that your definition is way too narrow. What you describe might be more appropriately defined as "fiscally responsible," the antonym being "fiscally reckless". By your definition, a "fiscal liberal" would be someone who promotes deficit spending. Frankly, I consider anyone in that category as simply unqualified, not liberal nor conservative.

82 posted on 10/26/2006 10:05:25 PM PDT by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: calcowgirl

I agree with you: "Fiscally responsible" is a better term for Bloomberg, et al.

By your definition, though, the Bush White House and Congress are "fiscally reckless". I don't think you really want to fire them all, as your comment about the fiscally reckless would suggest.

They're fiscally reckless, but there's a war on which we have to win, and that is more important than mere money.


84 posted on 10/27/2006 6:58:37 AM PDT by Vicomte13 (The Crown is amused.)
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