[HwyChile]

This (along with cutting taxes) needs to be the primary issue for every republican. All we get is raising taxes and more spending by the democrats. If the Republicans concede cutting spending and don't talk about it, the democrats talk about balancing the budget, which is code word for increasing taxes and even more spending.

[Maelstorm]

You are exactly right. That is exactly what Democrat Mark Warner did here in Virginia which has a requirement for a balanced budget of course even though we had a billion dollar surplus after Gov Gilmore cut the horrid car tax by 70% Warner and “moderate” Republicans helped him push through a billion dollars in tax increases and grew spending accordingly. Now Warner is given credit for managing the Commonwealth well when all he did was grow government and raise taxes breaking his campaign promises to do otherwise.