Ed Morrissey at Hot Air posted an article today about the Democrat's passage of the pay-go rules which require them to fund any new legislation they pass, rather than creating larger deficits. Remember the celebrating in February when they passed the bill? Well, since they passed it, they are 0-3 in complying with it.
Mr. Morrissey cites a Politico article in his post that states:
"The short-term unemployment benefits bill, which was headed toward final passage in the House on Thursday night, also includes the COBRA health program and a Medicare reimbursement adjustment known as the "doc fix." The bill bypassed pay-as-you-go rules because it was designated as a temporary "emergency" spending plan."
Mr. Morrissey points out that the Democrats will probably avoid the constraints of the pay-go rule in next year's budget by not passing a budget. They will fund the government at this year's budget levels and then increase those levels after the 2010 elections either waiving pay-go or increasing taxes significantly. Either way, the American people lose. We need to remember as we plan for the coming year that the Bush tax cuts expire at the end of 2010. The expiration of those tax cuts plus the tendency of the Democrat Congress to spend our money very freely does not bode well for the economic future of America.
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