This has infuriated me since the Republicans took control of the House in 2011, and it infuriates me still, but at least the dynamic that's causing it to happen is becoming more clear.
In theory, the Obama/Reid/Pelosi spending machine should have experienced a major check when John Boehner became speaker, because the federal government can't spend a dime of money unless the House authorizes it. Should have changed everything, right? With Republicans in the majority in the House, they would refuse to authorize the Democrats' out-of-control spending and force responsible budgeting. That's why we voted for a Republican majority, right?
One year turns into two, which turns into three, and nothing changes. Spending stays at the very out-of-control level it visited for the first time when Obama, Reid and Pelosi passed the 2009 "stimulus" they pretended was a one-time emergency measure, only to add that $862 billion to the budget baseline in every year since. Boehner, Cantor, Ryan and crew would put a stop to that, yes?
No.
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