To those suddenly concerned about deficit spending...

Go suck an egg.

No, seriously, it's about damned time. Welcome to the side of reason. I hope you can eventually steer your party out of the Reagan/Bush/Bush rut. I may even come back to the party for the first time since Reagan made me insanely ashamed of my party and my vote.

Bow to Clinton!!!! If balanced budgets are so important, you know you want to.

Now that we are like minded, here are a couple of reasons this may not be so bad.

1. We are investing in things we will soon need, and that future generations will absolutely need. Not stupid, wasteful wars, expensive paramilitary contractors, and impractical, godawful expensive defense systems development that will need to be scrapped.

2. Overspending is a temporary measure. Hopefully the "temporary" part is a promise Obama will keep. Hopefully those who ignored 8 years of trends with the previous regime will give Obama longer than 3 months.

3. Clinton deficit spent in 1993 more than Bush the twit did in 1992. Obama 2009 will obviously out-deficit Bush the traitor on 2008. Clinton exceeded expectations of even his own 8 year plan to balance the budget.

Relax. The next eight years will be much more prosperous and peaceful than the previous eight years. Enjoy it. The new, improved, more mellow me will never make you admit it.

In the meantime, in case I am wrong, dear friends, go find for your party the first truly fiscally responsible Republican candidate for president since Nixon. Present him and I'll vote for him.