I don’t understand how people can say that fiscal conservatism is more important than social conservatism. Look at families. What is more destructive to a family’s success, financial trouble or social trouble? If there is a good moral core to the family, they can survive financial trouble. But a financially stable

... it later, and then trying to change the subject. I responded with a comment "Fiscal Responsibility, NOT Deficit Reduction" which I began by saying: Fiscal Responsibility, NOT ... defensive about it. But the intractable political problem is not the federal debt. It's the fiscal irresponsibility of the Republicans, as illustrated in three related charts I've presented in recent ...

In the 2000 election against Diane Feinstein, Tim W. Ferguson, writing for The American Spectator's May issue, wrote a profile of Tom Campbell. This selection focuses on taxation and spending. For this campaign he is touting a ranking from the National Taxpayers Union that shows him to be the biggest foe of spending in Congress. The full range of NTU scores over his interrupted tenure in the ...

The Senate voted 60-40 on Thursday to require that new legislation be paid for; no Republicans voted for the bill. "Strict pay-as-you-go budget rules created record surpluses in the late 1990s," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, said. "And when this standard was abandoned under President Bush, it created record deficits." The House passed the bill in July ...

... chastened?) Mike Sodrel will change the error of his fiscal ways from when he served as the 9th District' ... average for a Republican and Hill has been conservative for a Democrat. For a fiscal conservative, neither is (nearly) good enough. Pence apparently found ... general election, I'll certainly hope that he acts on the fiscal conservatism he claims to hold dear. And what does this portend ...

I guess the point I really want to make is that fiscal prudence should be looked at more broadly than just being a matter of government revenues and expenditures. It really is a matter of ... is likely to actually achieve the desired objectives. This is the point where, in my opinion, the role of fiscal conservatism is most important -- raising the hard questions, maintaining a healthy skepticism, ...

... Andrea Seabrooke referred to conservatives who oppose participating in it as "fiscal conservatives." Republicans, under George W. Bush ... an unfunded prescription drug plan, do not make for fiscal conservatism, and it would be useful if reporters stopped applying the label to anyone who voted for those things. Namely, the "fiscal conservatives" that make up the Republican Party.

... a side of CNBC's Larry Kudlow moderating between Howard Dean and Newt Gingrich. Much to my surprise, Howard Dean appeared to show signs of fiscal conservatism and the willingness to speak with candor and criticisum about the Obama administration. Couple of memorable points (paraphrased):"You can't have capitalism on the way up ...

... , Tony Perkins, and others call for a return to Constitutional Conservatism. They introduced a document, drafted and signed by several dozen ... Statement calls for a return to what they are calling Constitutional Conservatism, a return to a system of government based upon the principles put forth by America’s Founding Fathers. Fiscal responsibility, national security, and limiting the size ...

... line vote.  Again, not a single Republican voted for this fiscal discipline.  Not one.  Not Olympia Snowe ... The issue that could let them attack the republicans where it would hurt them most -- as traitors to conservatism.  I've said it before.  The state of Arizona is ...   Show the republicans' betrayal OF conservatism... and then hurl a hundred blue-dog, retired ...

Next time some retarded ass conservative starts flapping their gums about "fiscal responsibility" in your presence, slap their ass upside the head with a fist full of Pay-go. The ... is all about - excess. So please, take today's vote(and those of the past)to heart next time "fiscal responsibility" leaves a wingnut's lips... YEAs ---60 No Republicans Akaka (D-HI) Baucus ...

Real Conservatism Is About Principles, Not Personalities By Christopher G. Adamo February 11, 2010 It was an odd week ... binges (which admittedly, now seem minuscule in comparison to the abominable fiscal excesses of the Obama/Reid/Pelosi cabal) ... Hayworth. By all rights, McCain has committed more than enough treachery against conservatism to warrant a voter-sponsored retirement. And it is inarguable ...

... up against the wasteful government spending in Washington, but they are only a part of the total movement back to conservatism, not the main event. No doubt the Tea Party Movement will have it’s ... of control, but people on election day in 2010 and 2012 aren’t going to vote for fiscal responsibility merely because of the Tea Party. They are going to vote – as we’ve seen in ...

... ; Republicans are feeling the wrath of once-loyal voters who are tired of a dearth of fiscal conservatism in federal government.  They know that a vote for raising taxes is a ... hard look at entitlement spending.  Until politicians understand Americans are serious about fiscal responsibility, the preferred course for government will be to (regretfully, always regretfully) raise taxes. It&# ...

... Democratic plans, particularly the healthcare bill. McDonnell and Christie won Virginia and New Jersey respectively by focusing on fiscal issues and downplaying social issues. Yet there is a set of conservatives who would rather focus on ... tired the country during Bush’s reign. Bush pushed “compassionate conservatism”–faith-based initiatives–with little or no regard ...