"What Republicans are really interested in doing is cutting the welfare state. That's why they're opposed to any increase in taxes, even though the biggest single driver of the deficit is the Bush tax cuts, which Republicans overwhelmingly supported. Despite Krauthammer's claim that Obama’s interest in the deficit is 'sudden,' the truth is that it's also 'sudden' for Republicans — it wasn't an issue for them until Obama was elected president. Before then, Republicans were perfectly willing to increase the debt through tax cuts, war with Iraq, and Medicare Part D. Moreover, Republicans had no issue with raising the debt ceiling without demanding spending cuts when Bush was president. It’s only now that Obama is in the White House that they're insisting that a debt ceiling hike must be accompanied by major concessions from Dems."
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"What Republicans are really interested in doing is cutting the welfare state. That's why they're opposed to any increase in taxes, even though the biggest single driver of the deficit is the Bush tax cuts, which Republicans overwhelmingly supported. Despite Krauthammer's claim that Obama’s interest in the deficit is 'sudden,' the truth is that it's also 'sudden' for Republicans — it wasn't an issue for them until Obama was elected president. Before then, Republicans were perfectly willing to increase the debt through tax cuts, war with Iraq, and Medicare Part D. Moreover, Republicans had no issue with raising the debt ceiling without demanding spending cuts when Bush was president. It’s only now that Obama is in the White House that they're insisting that a debt ceiling hike must be accompanied by major concessions from Dems."
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