A NYT editorial on Senator Thad Cochrane's narrow victory in a Republican primary criticized his record:
"He has consistently voted for the kinds of tax cuts that have starved discretionary spending and held down the economic recovery."
This is incorrect. There is no direct relationship between the tax cuts Mr. Cochrane has supported and the cuts in discretionary spending that Congress and President Obama agreed to. The cuts came about because of a commitment to hit arbitrary deficit targets....
Published on June 26, 2014 02:08