The Looming Crises
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independence Conservatism Liberty -vs- Tyranny Apparently there is more truth to democratic allegations of republican intransigence that I had previously chosen to believe. As I said in an earlier post republicans have an opportunity to show responsibility on deficit reduction and avoid what increasingly appears to be a likely default on our national debt obligations. Representative Paul Ryan's response to David Brooks article yesterday is certainly not an encouraging sign. Ryan, and certainly other, seems more intent on refusing to go along with any revenue increases even though the trade off is highly favorable to the long term goal of debt reduction. Ryan it seems is more interested in winning an ideological battle than winning the war against fiscal irresponsibility. My druthers would be that spending cuts and reform of entitlement programs were all that is done. Realistically though republicans need to show the ab...