Comments on: Bad news, good news http://elias-bachrach.com/wordpress/2008/10/23/bad-news-good-news/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 17 May 2012 08:53:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: William Sherwin http://elias-bachrach.com/wordpress/2008/10/23/bad-news-good-news/comment-page-1/#comment-727 William Sherwin Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:49:16 +0000 http://elias-bachrach.com/wordpress/2008/10/23/bad-news-good-news/#comment-727 The Republican leadership, with a few exceptions (most notably, John Boehner of Ohio in the House, and John McCain and Tom Coburn in the Senate), has abandoned fiscal conservatism for much of the duration of the Bush administration. I have been a big critic of Bush's insane fiscal policies; I much prefer the policies of an unrestrained hatchet. Even if McCain isn't campaigning as a solid conservative on fiscal matters, he is trying to attract voters in the center - and his record shows him to be responsible. At least, when he raises money for his campaign, it isn't illegal: http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2008/10/021881.php The Republican leadership, with a few exceptions (most notably, John Boehner of Ohio in the House, and John McCain and Tom Coburn in the Senate), has abandoned fiscal conservatism for much of the duration of the Bush administration. I have been a big critic of Bush’s insane fiscal policies; I much prefer the policies of an unrestrained hatchet.

Even if McCain isn’t campaigning as a solid conservative on fiscal matters, he is trying to attract voters in the center – and his record shows him to be responsible. At least, when he raises money for his campaign, it isn’t illegal:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2008/10/021881.php

]]> By: David http://elias-bachrach.com/wordpress/2008/10/23/bad-news-good-news/comment-page-1/#comment-723 David Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:23:22 +0000 http://elias-bachrach.com/wordpress/2008/10/23/bad-news-good-news/#comment-723 Worse news: neither of the major-party candidates are pushing a fiscally conservative approach. McCain's a little closer, in the sense that Boise is closer to DC than Seattle is, but they're both cause for frustration on this front. Worse news: neither of the major-party candidates are pushing a fiscally conservative approach. McCain’s a little closer, in the sense that Boise is closer to DC than Seattle is, but they’re both cause for frustration on this front.

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