There Are No Deficit Hawks In Congress

[n2doc]

Krugman Blog:

It’s a point barely worth making, but the tax cut deal demonstrates, for the umpteenth time, that self-proclaimed deficit hawks are frauds. We can’t afford unemployment benefits or public investment, the fake hawks say — but when it come to cutting taxes on the rich, money is literally no object.

It’s just possible, as Atrios says, that some journalists don’t understand this; if you do up-close-and-personal reporting, judging politicians by what they say and how they come across rather than by the content of their proposals, you might actually be snookered. But again: none of the people who claim about the deficit actually view it as anything more than a stick with which to beat down progressive ideas.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/there-are-no-deficit-hawks-in-congress/

[xchrom]

1. Love it. Recommend. Nt

[MadHound]

2. Oh they'll come out next year,

Screeching for spending cuts in things like SS and Medicare. Sadly, Obama and the Dems will cave on that as well.

[mmonk]

3. Nope, just tax cut Santa Claus's.

[KharmaTrain]

4. Theyre "Hawks" When...

...it's not money going to their district or special interest.

[n2doc]

5. kick n/t