A Lesson In Fiscal Conservativism.

       'Mommy, what's a fiscal conservative?" "Well Johnny, in our president's mind it's someone who is willing to cut funding for almost anything except defense, social security, Medicare, the Great Wall against Mexico, a gigantic infrastructure program and enormous tax cuts for the 1%."
       "Oh, I thought it was someone who wanted to reduce our debt, Mommy." "No son, a fiscal conservative, nowadays, agrees more with Dick Cheney's idea that "Deficits don't matter." Back in older times those fiscal conservatives thought that cutting taxes were less important that keeping the national debt in line or even raising taxes when necessary."
       "Huh, Mommy, I thought that fiscal conservatives are in favor of keeping the debt low."
       "Well Johnny, they used to be interested in that sort of thing, but now they've always more interested in cutting the 15% of the budget that helps the most needy of our citizens so they can cut taxes for the wealthiest of our citizens.
       "But Mommy, don't they know that the poorest citizens can't afford to pay for all those tax cuts and the Great Wall, and the largest build-up of our military in history, and all the infrastructure improvements needed to make our country more productive again, don't they know, Mommy?
       Well of course they know, Johnny, that's why they plan to increase the federal debt by more than $10 trillion. If I had a stick in my hand I'd swat them on their bottom. They just don't seem to understand they're planning on hurting the very people who elected them.
       "Wow Mommy, it sounds like you won't vote for them ever again, huh Mommy?"
       "And how, Johnny."