Real Republicans

I am starting to think that nearly all Republicans in Washington are RINOs (Republican In Name Only). After the disaster with immigration, we now get the following report about Congress and the budget. In case you hadn't heard, Congress passed a 2.7 TRILLION DOLLAR "budget" in which Congress itself estimates will have a 348 BILLION DOLLAR deficit! And to make matters worse, it will probably be more because they allocated half of the current amount going to efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

First, the lie:

House Majority Leader John Boehner, an Ohio Republican, addressed conservatives' concerns about deficits saying, "With revenues rising and holding the line on spending we can in fact balance the budget in the next four or five years."

Tell me Mr Boehner, how is having a 348 BILLION DOLLAR deficit "holding the line" when you did unrealistic allocations for things you know will cost more? Please, don't lie to me. I would respect you more if you simply admitted you and your kind (both Democrats and the supposed Republican politicians) are addicted to money and the power of the office.

Now the scare:

With U.S. government debt rapidly escalating, the budget authorizes a $653 billion increase in borrowing authority next year to total $9.62 trillion.

I am at a loss as how to comment on this one. Although I studied mathematics through the Ph.D. I have no real concept of 9.62 trillion dollars.

And finally, to the man I voted for twice:

Earlier in the day, President George W. Bush signed into law a $70-billion tax-cut bill...

Mr. President, with all due respect, you cannot cut taxes like a Libertarian and allow spending like a Democrat. It just simply will not work.

Where are the real Republicans? My father's family has been Republican for generations. The way I understood the Republican approach to government was to make it small, efficient and as non-intrusive as possible into the lives of the individual, with an emphasis not on leveling downby creating a false sense of equality but removing roadblocks to allow individuals the freedom necessary to live their lives in a way meaningful to them. Lately this isn't what I see coming from Washington.