Wednesday, 10 September 2003

Brother, can you spare a billion? There are some political issues where I don't have strong feelings. There are other issues where I've formed an opinion, but could vote for someone who disagreed.

And then there's the deficit, on which I am an absolute hawk. Deficit spending is worse than taxes: It's a tax on our children, and an act of political cowardice. It postpones hard decisions on government spending, bequeaths a fiscal crisis to the next generation, and is the closest I'll ever come to being a single-issue voter. I'll forgive a lot of sins for the candidate who balances the budget, and Howard Dean is pushing my button.

I would stand up and cheer right now if anyone in Congress demanded fiscal accountability in response to Bush's request for another $87 billion in Iraq reconstruction money. If any member of either party insists that Bush either raise taxes or cut spending by $87 billion, I'll be a fan for life.

- Posted by Scott Forbes at 12:02 pm. comments.