Starve the beast

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

I was reminded this week that my father had an interesting definition of the political term liberal. According to him, "A 'liberal' is one who wants to spend the money that a 'conservative' earns." We have all been following the current machinations in Washington involving the President, the House and the Senate trying to raise the debt ceiling by raising taxes or lowering spending or some combination thereof. The liberals can see no problem raising taxes to afford their voracious spending habits. The conservatives have vowed to resist raising taxes and attempt to force the liberals to cut spending to meet the current debt limit. Drama!

To Read More
Subscribe Sign In
Continue reading with a subscription
Subscription options