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Faced with a potential wipeout in November's midterm elections, candidates such as Bennet are embracing budget cuts with the enthusiasm of Reagan Republicans.
Paul Hodes, the Democratic Senate candidate in New Hampshire, recently proposed $3 billion in spending cuts that would slice airport, railroad and housing funds. Elected to the House four years ago as an anti-war progressive, Hodes lamented that "for too long, both parties have willfully spent with no regard for our nation's debt."
Others argue that in a time of steep recession, spending on infrastructure such as airports, rail, and housing is vital to keeping more jobs from going away.
Adding: Villager Wisdom demands, contrary to reality, that Republicans care about deficits and Democrats are fat cat spenders. So attempts to emphasize budget cutting on our side just feed a gleeful Look at the Scaredy-Cat Dems Going All Diet Republican narrative. The article does note, at the bottom where no one will read it, that Paul stood against the Bankster bailouts, and wants to end the Bush tax giveaways for the wealthiest. Those two positions, plus opposing cuts to Social Security, are general election winners. We should, um, promote them!
