By that, we supposedly put two Republican mens’ butts into US House Representatives chairs with one and only one main major mission – cut the spending. Each time a Continuing Resolution showed up that could have stopped the national madness that has been adding to the National debt, they folded on their promises and folded on the courageous vote to stand athwart the gunnels of our sinking financial ship and scream “No further!”.
True, the Senate never passed a budget – but now they are crafting one. Yet, have Republicans learned their lesson about the debt ceiling? McCain is trotting out the “Trust us, we’re Republicans!” and being emphatic that Republicans will deal honestly with Democrats over the Budget. Been there, done that, see above. Maybe Establishment Republicans believe that no R can do no wrong (after all, Gene Chandler set the policy here in NH “Any Republican that helps us regain power is a good Republican“). We cannot agree with McCain. We at the ‘Grok believe that Trust is first earned – it HAS to be earned for if it is merely given, it will be first be taken advantage of and then abused. It takes very little to lose earned Trust – to maintain Trust demands Consistency within Principles – not an attitude that “something must be or has to be done”. It is that latter ‘tude that has given us our $16 Trillion deficit. How’s that gonna work out for our kids’ children, eh?
US Senator Ted Cruz (R-AZ) has it exactly right (emphasis mine):
