In a July 6th 2009, Washington Post Op Ed entitled “Fattening the Beast: Obama’s Twist on a GOP Budget Strategy” Fred Hiatt opens with the following: Since the Reagan era, some conservatives have hoped to shrink government by “starving the beast.” Refuse to raise taxes, they figured, and eventually spending would have to fall. It’s beginning to look as though the new team may have a similar strategy, in reverse: Increase spending, and eventually taxes will have... Read More→