The Case for Bush as Conservative

Everybody seems to forget that the new debt limits and deficits must be seen in the context of the whole economy. Orrin Judd doesn't.

I don't like government spending, particularly pork, and I like it less when it comes with the high taxes to pay for it all. Remember that when you hear some liberal or Democrat complain about Bush's spending. I agree that Bush should have vetoed more spending bills, but there's a case to be made for letting Congress stew in its own juice. Why is the President supposed to step in when they do something stupid? Didn't we elect them, too? Better to cut out the hogs and mark them for defeat. And if we don't do it, we get what we deserve.