>Yeah, but in the US, 'fiscal conservatism' is usually a code for restraining
>spending and cutting entitlements. In the 90's, Dean supported the atrocious
>proposal to cut the Social Security COLA by 1% a year. The deficit-hawk Dems
>are against cutting taxes for the rich, but not usually for raising taxes on
>them, and certainly not for dramatically expanding social spending.
Yup, Dean is no social democrat, but I was disputing Max's love for red ink.
Doug