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Originally posted by sgtclub
Wrong. Clinton learned to manage the debt, mostly because he bought into Rubin's theories, plus, there was no way in hell the Rs were going to let him free spend.
We have yet to see if the DEMs have learned any lessons. Maybe we will soon, but I doubt they have. I don't really envision speaker Pelosi forcing a cut spending agenda, and Bush is not going to raise taxes.
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Two points:
First, find a party with a better record for managing the economy. It's all we've got.
Second, this was exactly my point. One of the reasons for the Dem's strong record is that the Rs will make an election issue - effectively - out of any wild spending. The Rs spend wildly, however, and no one takes our criticisms of it as seriously - witness this exchange. Years of anti-spending chants are what give the Rs the leeway to spend like drunken sailors.
