Budget Brings Out the Hypocrites

Stan Collender, in his most recent column in Roll Call, calls out many of those Democrats who are complaining about the way Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND), and other lawmakers are handling the President's Budget Proposal for fiscal year 2010 (FY10). The every same Democrats who accused the Republican-controlled Congress of merely rubber-stamping President Bush's fiscal and legislative initiatives are now criticizing Conrad for establishing Congressional independence in regards to the budget.

As with most political pundits and so-called advocates, principles only factor into decision-making when it is convenient. Now, I don't support Conrad's budget either (which should be released on Thursday), but at least it is a step in the right direction when compared to the Obama proposal.