The vast majority of voters, regardless of party or wealth operate within limits on spending.
The only voters that think that the solution to our fiscal woes is rabid spending are those that live off the public teat, or who are so partisan that they don't vote based on issues, just party.
As a result, the dems up for reelection are fearing for their political lives. Americans know what the real solution is—spending cuts. Obama, et al, look into the camera and claim they want to reign in spending and expect no one to notice that the amount they want to limit spending is vastly lower than the pork they just voted to their pals (for just one year!).
If they actually cared about the deficit, they could stop all automatic program growth for several years, raise the retirement age for medicare and SS, etc, and easily bring the budget into positive balance.
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