Republican Bloggers Suddenly Concerned about Fiscal Responsibility
I mentioned this in the weekend link roundup, but the hypocrisy of conservative bloggers is worth calling out. Right on cue, top conservative bloggers are coming out against the stimulus, arguing that we can't afford it because of the federal deficit.
But bipartisan bonhomie notwithstanding, there’s no more reason to embrace Barack Obama’s stimulus plan today than there was a week ago. It is still a tremendous waste of taxpayer dollars, will do nothing to help the economy, and will blow an even bigger hole in a deficit that has risen from $162 billion to $1.2 trillion annually since Democrats took control of Congress.
The Congressional Budget Office projected today that the federal budget deficit for FY 2009 will be $1.2 trillion, over 8 percent of anticipated GDP. And this is before Congress enacts Barack Obama's "stimulus" package, which would add hundreds of billions of dollars more to the deficit.
A DEFICIT SPENDING “BLOWOUT:” The looming red ink is unlike anything in U.S. peacetime history. Stimulus, or looting the treasury?
These people supported the Iraq war and consistently opposed withdrawal, which is going to cost us three trillion dollars. That they're suddenly concerned about deficit spending after six years of neglect is disappointing, but predictable.
This is a pretty standard tactic from the conservative playbook. When they're in power, they rack up debt by cutting revenue and giving handouts to their cronies. When political power shifts hands, this allows them to argue that we can't afford to spend on social programs.
...speaking of conservative bloggers, I can't wait to join the Red State STRIKE FORCE!!!!!111111
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