From John Hawkins at Townhall.com:
First, the whole notion that there are "no solutions, only trade-offs" is the worst kind of defeatist mentality, what is know as the "zero-sum" game. So much for any synergistic mentality, here. What happened, John, to the conservative supply sider's belief in the mystical "invisible hand" that works magic through the mass of individual irrationality to produce rational economics?
Second, here we have another clueless conservative that doesn't understand the difference between the liberal's "tax and spend" mentality and the conservative's "borrow and spend" mentality. So much for moral concerns about the fiscal burden willed to future generations.
Third, this whole notion that conservatives are going to "keep government out of your way" is only partly true. Conservatives are willing to borrow to let you keep your tax dollars; just don't try spending them on libertarian vices! Give me the decadent liberal who will spend my tax dollars but respect my social autonomy.
Sometimes I think the conservatives forget to read that portion of the Constitution's preamble that states "promote the general welfare:"
Moreover, in Thomas Sowell's immortal words, conservatives believe that, "There are no solutions; there are only trade-offs." Because of this, conservatives regularly do something that liberals seldom do: they consider the long-term consequences of their policies. Sometimes in politics, that's a tough duty. It's always easier to say, "We're going to use someone else's tax money to give you this right now," than it is to say, "We're going to keep government out of your way and let you do this for yourself." But, that's the path conservatives have chosen for themselves. They're willing to be attacked and called, in some form or fashion, "mean" in order to advocate policies that are good for the country.
First, the whole notion that there are "no solutions, only trade-offs" is the worst kind of defeatist mentality, what is know as the "zero-sum" game. So much for any synergistic mentality, here. What happened, John, to the conservative supply sider's belief in the mystical "invisible hand" that works magic through the mass of individual irrationality to produce rational economics?
Second, here we have another clueless conservative that doesn't understand the difference between the liberal's "tax and spend" mentality and the conservative's "borrow and spend" mentality. So much for moral concerns about the fiscal burden willed to future generations.
Third, this whole notion that conservatives are going to "keep government out of your way" is only partly true. Conservatives are willing to borrow to let you keep your tax dollars; just don't try spending them on libertarian vices! Give me the decadent liberal who will spend my tax dollars but respect my social autonomy.
Sometimes I think the conservatives forget to read that portion of the Constitution's preamble that states "promote the general welfare:"
No, John, conservatives aren't "mean." Just clueless.
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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