McCain Campaign: We're All Supply-Siders Now

Reality-based Politics

How about a Reality-base politician who tells the truth. Supply-side? A budget that ignores the war-spending? Does he only trust economists who agree with him, or only agree with part of his programs? I guess economics isn't really his strong suit. This is the best the Republicans got?

thebob.bob of OR @ Jul 07, 2008 18:58:21 PM

Politicians and crybabies

Oh yes, how dare the American public expect anything for it's hard-earned tax dollars but seemingly endless wars which are dragging us down, accomplishing nothing but putting money into contractors and oil companies pockets, in other words, letting Bush & Co. continue their 8-year feed at the trough. Louis XIV lives.

Mary Reilly of PA @ Jul 07, 2008 14:40:20 PM

David Stockman, Ronald Reagan's budget director, admitted that the 1981 tax cut was a Trojan horse:

“ The hard part of the supply-side tax cut is dropping the top rate from 70 to 50 percent—the rest of it is a secondary matter. The original argument was that the top bracket was too high, and that's having the most devastating effect on the economy. Then, the general argument was that, in order to make this palatable as a political matter, you had to bring down all the brackets. But, I mean, Kemp-Roth was always a Trojan horse to bring down the top rate."

m callan of CA @ Jul 07, 2008 14:37:49 PM

"Emergency" spending bills

What good is a balanced budget if Congress keeps using "emergency" supplemental spending bills to hide the costs of the war in Iraq?

The budget might look balanced, but in reality we'll still be spiraling into debt.

DCX2 of PA @ Jul 07, 2008 13:51:35 PM