I’m sympathetic–even enthusiastic–about the idea of limiting federal government spending to 18 percent of GDP as many in the GOP say they want to do. Although simply cutting “waste” won’t do it, some common sense reforms in entitlement programs combined with selected defense drawdowns could …
Why would the GOP want to give Senate Dems in red states like Mark Pryor (Arkansas), Jon Tester (Montana), Claire McCaskill (Missouri), a free, throwaway, CYA vote on Cut, Cap, and Balance?