Mona Charen wrote an article titled "American Dependence - Where is the responsibility?" that I saw at National Review Online which addresses the issue of which political party to blame for soaring government deficits.

>For eight years, the Democrats have entertained us with a great song and dance about deficits. It is now evident that they were, not to put too fine a point on it, insincere.

>On the other hand, some of us have been calling out Republicans, in good times and bad, for abandoning principle. In 2003, for example, I wrote: "When it comes to spending, alas, the Republicans are hardly Eagle Scouts either. The ideal of smaller government is in eclipse at the moment. The terror attacks have been seized as an opportunity to lard on new spending for favored constituencies. Citizens Against Government Waste estimates that the federal government will spend $22.5 billion on 9,362 pork-barrel projects in 2003." And in a 2005 column titled "Who Are These Republicans," I wrote "And now President Bush, whose greatest sin in his first term was failure to wield the veto pen, has joined enthusiastically in the legalized looting of the taxpayer."

She opens the article with some mighty embarrassing quotes from Speaker Pelosi in 2006:

> "While President Bush continues to trumpet his so-called 'economic achievements,' the Bush administration confirmed today that the budget deficit for 2006 will be one of the largest in our nation's history. President Bush's failed economic policies have resulted in budgets that are drastically out of balance and skyrocketing debt. Budget deficits translate into higher interest rates, which means that mortgages cost more, credit-card debt grows, and student loans cost more. . . . Democrats know how to restore fiscal discipline with tough policies of pay-as-you-go budgeting, no new deficit spending . . . ."

Ahhh. It would be hilarious if it weren't... you know... our money.

I think every elected official in the federal government needs one of those fancy reset buttons Hillary's been giving out in Europe.