People like me have no where to turn either, EO. I agree wholeheartedly... I hate to say it, but could balance of power be a required characteristic for fiscal discipline? With nobody wanting to be labeled as a traitor to the party (e.g. Mccain), a a Republican House, Republican Senate, and Big Gov GWB are out of control in their spending habits. Nobody has the guts to remind people what fiscal conservatism means. You'd like to think that folks could learn to spend within the constraints of what funds are available (and because govt is not nearly as efficient as private enterprise), but that just doesn't seem to be the case.
