“This whole episode is really depressing. I remember during the Reagan administration the left accused Reagan of cutting, when of course he didn’t (he wanted to, but didn’t...).”
Dont be depressed over the media lying about lowered baseline increases as ‘deep cuts’. That’s been the liberal media lie for decades.
Be depressed about a ‘deal’ that is supposedly a Tea Party ‘victory’ in which next year we will spend more than ever before AND borrow 40 cents on every dollar.
“We have truly entered the realm of the surreal in our politics.” Yes, we have. Bizarrely, the liberals think them getting 98% of the spending they asked for is a vicious cut.
That’s been the liberal media lie for decades.”
Yes, of course, we have come to expect that.
It’s just that this time the disconnect between reality and their completely over the top rhetoric is greater than ever. And I’m not sure the American people have the attention span to see through it, because we are getting dumber as a country (in the aggregate).