George W., the leader of the Party of Small Government, sure made a lot of promises to spend money last night. This is my continuing effort to unspin the Republican National Convention.
Of course W. mentioned his now widely criticized "No Child Left Behind" program, his now discounted drug discount program for seniors and, of course, his disastrous tax cuts. On top of that he pledged continued spending on the never-ending War on Terror, Social Security reform, broader job training and expanded access to health care. Don't think he forgot a bone for all his business backers either; tax cuts for corporations were thrown on the heap as well.
And - again - making his tax cuts permanent.
Nowhere in this litany of programs did he mention any way to pay for it all. Nowhere did he mention how he planned to pay down the incredible national debt he's managed to build. Nowhere did he provide any indication how he was going to finance the ever expanding quagmire in Iraq and Afghanistan.
One of his too often repeated phrases last night was "nothing will hold us back." Nothing it seems except being bogged down in interminable war and the ability to pay for your promises, George.
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