Expose Underway

We are matching spark and flame
Caught in endless repetition
Life for life we'll be the same
I must leave before you burn me
--The Fixx

It's approaching fish or cut bait time for many GOP members on Capitol Hill. Many Republican leaders have indicated a willingness to raise the Federal debt ceiling in exchange for promises of spending cuts that get us back to 2008 levels.

Huh? A grade schooler can grasp the concept that borrowing more and spending less are incompatible. Of course, grade schoolers can also regularly observe adults, especially those in Washington, pretend otherwise.

When the Tea Party movement was gaining traction we posited that many big government Conservatives were riding the coat tails of this groundswell movement. Because Tea Party tenets threaten the Establishment, those Republican free riders would be shaken off and revealed at some point.

That process of separation is now in play. Now that Tea Party ideals are actively influencing the political agenda, it will now be easier for people to judge which politicians back those ideals with action.

As always, actions speak louder than words.