DEFICIT SPENDING

It's hard to beat the hypocrisy of Republicans who clamored for so long for others (Democrats) to reduce the deficit. Now, thanks to the tax bill, their budget increases it by a whopping 32 percent. If we don't know this by now, we should: the rest of us are paying for the further enrichment of the wealthiest Americans.

Thomas L. Friedman, NYT: "Increasing the deficit when your economy is already growing nicely is really, really reckless — because you may need that money to stimulate your way out of the next recession."

If you happen to be a traditional Republican voter, please take a moment to think this through. What has your party done for you recently in exchange for your loyalty, except for threatening your health care with extinction and passing a tax bill that helped no one but the rich? And... is your conservatism truly reflected in the Victorian values and the racial divisiveness of the far right-wing?

Vote Rohrabacher and his Republican colleagues out of office in November! Vote, finally, for a return to sanity, honestly, and simple fairness.