I’ll Gladly Cut Spending on Tuesday for Tax Increases Today

By: denisemcnamara (Diary)  |  February 7th at 12:25 PM  | 

J. Wellington Wimpy, or “Wimpy” of the classic cartoon Popeye, was the gluttonous friend of Popeye who loved hamburgers but was too cheap to pay for them. As Wimpy used to say, “I’m buying; he’s paying.” That seems to be the Democrats’ motto. January’s fiscal cliff deal was similar to Wimpy’s promise: Give us revenues today and we’ll cut spending later. Republicans caved and agreed | Read More »