The GOP focus on the deficit, rather than on economic growth (via tax cutting, fewer regulations, and trade agreements) and spending cuts, has given the Democrats the perfect excuse to call for cutting the deficit by raising taxes. By following Eisenhower rather than Reagan, the Republicans are going to end-up being the tax collectors for the Democrats’ spending programs.
The GOP focus on the deficit, rather than on economic growth (via tax cutting, fewer regulations, and trade agreements) and spending cuts, has given the Democrats the perfect excuse to call for cutting the deficit by raising taxes.
Exactly. It's like they simply cannot bring themselves to discuss logic and reality with the constituency. GWB was the same way, he simply could not say what conservatism is.
It's either because they don't understand themselves, or purposely hide the truth.
We have maintained over and over we need either a third party or a Tea Party to force the truth out of Washington DC.