I was just going through my inbox cleaning out old e-mails, and I came across March 19 edition of Sen. John Cornyn‘s “Texas Times” newsletter. I was annoyed – but not the least bit surprised – to see him again perpetuating the myth that the Democrats are to blame for our federal debt and that the Republicans are valiantly fighting for fiscal sanity:
“The late William F. Buckley once observed that ‘The spirit of Christmas extends throughout the congressional season, and a penny here, a penny there, results in $100 billion per year deficits.’
“As it turns out, Buckley was optimistic. Since he wrote those words 25 years ago, the projected federal deficit has ballooned to $410 billion.
“In early March, the majority party in Congress again proved how disconnected it has become from ordinary American citizens. It approved a five-year budget that paid little attention to fiscal realities.”
Let’s see, “since he wrote those words 25 years ago,” Cornyn’s party has controlled either the presidency or Congress (or both) for all but two years. Yep, the GOP has truly been powerless to stop those dastardly Democrats from running up the bills. In Bizarro World.
This article appears in April 11 • 2008.