I was right there with Harry up until he started in with the Clinton part. X42 may not have grown the government as much as others, but what he did do was even more irrepairable. Brady. Lewinsky. China.
Republicans no longer have an excuse. If they go back on their promises to reduce the size and scope of government, then they will have been shown to be the liars we suspect they are.
They have two years to make at least SOME meaningful changes, and the clock is ticking.
Yup, the ball is in their court. Now it's time for them to put up or shut up about being for limited government.
Have you any predictions of what excuses will be offered when government not only doesn't shrink but gets even bigger, or do you think they'll just ignore the issue, and attack their critics?
Very true. But the real test is whether or not the die-hard GOP supporters still support the GOP after the government continues to expand, or whether they will make excuses ("they only have a simple majority, not a super-majority", "the democrats filibustered", "there's a war on, he had to expand the government", etc.).
And to be fair, those of us that doubt have to be ready to concede if the size of the government does shrink.
Well, the very first meaningful change that will be made is that the Department of Homeland Security will become the law of the land.
And I , for one, don't like the meaning...
not one bit.
The clock is ticking? It's been about 61 hours since the Republicans have been assured of taking control of the Senate this next year and we have heard from Republicans:
-partial birth abortion is going to be banned
-we need to get the judicial nominees to the full Senate ASAP
-we need to defend our borders with troops if needed
-A trial balloon has gone up talking about scrapping the IRS and the tax code
How much faster do you think the Republicans can put out statements of what they want to do?