Obsessing About Debt Not Just for the Tea Party Anymore

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If you propose stiff budget cuts and don't get called "heartless," does it really count?

Republicans passed an unheard-of $61 billion in budget cuts a few weeks ago, and not only have lived to tell the tale, but have emerged without a scratch. They piled all of them on one slice of the budget (nonsecurity discretionary spending) over a compressed period (half of the remaining fiscal year), magnifying their impact and opening themselves to avenues of attack so obvious that the average College Democrat could write the campaign plan.

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Obsessing About Debt Not Just for the Tea Party Anymore

The usual liberal outfits raised the usual alarms. "House Bill Means Fewer Children in Head Start, Less Help for Students to Attend College, Less Job Training, and L...

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