Fiscally Conservative Republicans

[chemmie]

So, our Republican Congress has their budget bill, with spending increases across-the-board.

Thanks for being fiscally conservative, guys! After years of deficit reductions, they really need to beef this thing up again!!

 

[UCFBS]

So, our Republican Congress has their budget bill, with spending increases across-the-board.
Thanks for being fiscally conservative, guys! After years of deficit reductions, they really need to beef this thing up again!!

Republicans haven't been fiscally conservative for decades. Heck, one of the only ways they were fiscally conservative was when they gave Clinton the line item veto, which was ruled Unconstitutional. Every representative eventually wants to "keep up with the Jones'" when it comes to "pork for their constituents."

Some of the greatest rates of spending where during the W-Republican Congress of 2001-2006, W. giving away pork for war votes.

That said ...

New Speaker Ryan stated once this budget was done, that would be the latest time he'd compromise, because it was from before his time.