AUSTIN, Texas — Back when the Republicans were the party of fiscal responsibility — before Ronald Reagan, supply-side economics, the Laffer curve and the $2 trillion debt — they used to preach to us about the dangers of playing accounting games with the federal budget, and they argued passionately against the evils of pork-barrel spending. That was also before the Republicans took control of Congress.

This is so depressing — the R's have already spent the entire ...

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