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Thanks for the elaboration.

AmericanDreamer — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:12:05 +0000

In reply to Fiscal conservatives always

Thanks for the elaboration. Reason I asked was alluded to in unverified anon atheist's (sorry--had to get that in, I just like writing it so much :<)) comment noting that fiscal conservative can mean paying for more services with more taxes (as it has of late in the county I live in in northern Virginia) as well as low taxes/low services. And Howard Dean, whose candidacy I did not support, ran as a pay-as-you-go, fiscally conservative (by which he meant that he supported balanced budgets generally speaking, but I don't think he was perceived as being conservative on social concerns) Dem in '04.

Fiscal conservatives always

EmmaZahn — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:38:03 +0000

In reply to Doesn't Georgia have a state

Fiscal conservatives always put business interests before social concerns. They are all about using government for power and profit first and mostly could care less about the hot button social issues beyond their utility in getting elected. Same as in Washington except a little more bare about it since they have little political opposition are not often spotlighted in the media.

I think that people who label

Atheist — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:14:37 +0000

In reply to Doesn't Georgia have a state

I think that people who label themselves fiscal conservatives mean that they favor, as a rule, lower taxes and lower spending. One can still have a balanced budget with increased spending if you also increase taxes. Some (arguably the majority of) soi disant fiscal conservatives make exceptions to their rule when military spending and new road building are being considered. (Georgia might not have a very good education system, but their roads are really nice!)

Thanks for recommending the

artappraiser — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:53:13 +0000

In reply to With Democrats in twilight, a new political game emerges

Thanks for recommending the piece and your commentary regarding the writer and the background.

Doesn't Georgia have a state

AmericanDreamer — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:46:21 +0000

In reply to With Democrats in twilight, a new political game emerges

Doesn't Georgia have a state constitutional requirement to balance its budget each year? If so, what does it mean in that context to say one is a "fiscal conservative"? Or is that just code in this case for saying "I'm not a social conservative" and/or/but "I, too, hate Obama and the Democrats in Washington"?