Re: Memo to the Tea Party: The Government's Budget is Actually Improving
So in the same paragraph that the author refers to the shutdown as a “poutfest” he admits that the gov’t budget has improved “partly” due to pressure from the Tea Party. Who deserves the rest of the credit? Not the President, who fought the sequester tooth and nail. Not the Democrats or establishment Republicans, who demonize Tea Party candidates for wanting to cut one cent from anything.
The author also makes a jab at “trigger-happy politicians” – I suppose he means people like Ted Cruz and Mike Lee? – as if “smart long-term fixes” haven’t been pitched time and time again (including a balanced budget amendment) and been shot down by the establishment. It’s delusional to believe that anyone other than the Tea Party or their representatives in Congress is interested in reigning in gov’t spending. And if people are really happy with the so called "cuts" we've seen so far, then it's no time to let up the pressure.
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