BY JOE CONASON “Fiscal conservative” is one of those terms used by politicians of all sorts to describe themselves, without any real justification. Parroted mindlessly from one news cycle to the next by major media outlets, that phrase is often used to mislead the public about the priorities and policies favored by those who claim to embody budgetary prudence. Consider the Democrats in the Blue Dog caucus, who constantly trumpet their fiscal conservatism and enjoy […]
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