The Post featured a lengthy front page piece on the Republican debt ceiling strategy. Early in the article, it told readers that:
"Democrats called the GOP irresponsible for gambling with the economy and the nation's flawless credit. Republicans countered that an epic clash over the debt limit was inevitable, given the outcome of the election and widespread anger with runaway government spending."
There was no "runaway government spending." The bulk of the increase in spending was for...
Published on August 06, 2011 20:21