For decades, Republicans have insisted they care about fiscal responsibility, only to do the exact opposite. (via MaddowBlog)
for Politico, National Review’s Rich Lowry highlighted the Republican Party’s “sporadic” commitment to fiscal conservatism.
It might seem like ancient history, but for much of the 20th century, the Republican Party was a fiercely anti-deficit institution, and its members were relatively sincere on the matter. In fact, when John F. Kennedy proposed significant tax cuts in the early 1960s, he faced opposition from a GOP lawmaker — who questioned whether the country could afford to lower the top bracket from 91% to 65%, especially in light of lingering war-era debts.
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