It's nice

It's nice, in this era of economic uncertainty, to have a certain amount of stability. No matter what the situation is, Republicans in Congress seem hard-pressed to have any response besides "we can't spend more money." Here's the latest article with said typical responses.

There are a few dependable exceptions, of course: tax cuts for people in the top income brackets, wars, and other times when they're in power.

In some ways, I think the Republicans are doing a very good job as a party of opposition - it's nice that the stimulus bill got some trimming. On the other hand, I'm very glad they're not the ones in charge of the basic approach. We did tax cuts and deregulation for 8 years, and here is where we ended up!

/end rant