Faced with the threat of federal government spending increasing by “only” 7 percent instead of some higher, pie-in-the-sky amount, the Obammunists are busy crying “BUDGET CUTS!!!!!” knowing full well that no one in Washington has proposed “cutting” a red cent from the federal budget.  The Republicans play the same lying game, lying incessantly about non-existent “defense cuts.”  (In Washingtonese, if one proposes a $100 billion spending increase, and actual spending increases by “only” $90 billion, they call it a $10 billion budget cut). Then there’s the Washington Monument Syndrome game that has been mastered primarily by state and local governments.  … Continue reading Obama’s Washington Monument Syndrome