Hypocrisy Over Free Lunches
April 10, 2010
In his New York Times Op-Ed piece this morning, Bob Herbert writes:
A Voice of Reason
The Republican Party is not simply the “just-say-no” party. It’s also a shameless advocate of the free lunch. Ronald Reagan famously told us he could jack up defense spending, cut taxes and balance the federal budget all at the same time.
George W. Bush put two big wars on a credit card. And now we have the perennially clownish Newt Gingrich, in an embarrassing rant against President Obama, assuring the deluded G.O.P. faithful that, yes, the party can indeed bring down the federal deficit while cutting taxes.
In a note of response to Mr. Herbert, I wrote:
I very much agree that it is shameless to advocate a free lunch, Mr. Herbert. Perhaps your voice would resonate with more reason, sir, if you didn’t find yourself doing this so often.
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