There are many, and I count myself among them, who criticized the GOP for excessive spending in recent years. From what was heard on the talk shows leading up to the mid term election one would think conservative voters were set to teach the GOP a lesson. Now we have to ask at what cost was this lesson taught?
It is neither a surprise that the Democrats want to spend, spend, spend nor that they will try to repeal the Bush tax cuts. The GOP is directly responsible as are the voters. The Democrats, after all are acting true to form, if the Republicans had stayed true to their conservative principles we may not be having to endure this “lesson”. Instead they felt compelled to drift to the center, alienate their base, and return power to the tax and spend party.