"In our nation, in our time, the friends of freedom have an assignment, as great as those of the 1860s, or the 1940s, or the long twilight of the Cold War. As in those days, the American project is menaced by a survival-level threat. I refer, of course, to the debts our nation has amassed for itself over decades of indulgence. It is the new Red Menace, this time consisting of ink." Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels at CPAC
Red-baiting aside, Daniels was Bush's budget director. That's right, budget director for the administration that was responsible for turning budget surpluses into record budget deficits. [Face/desk] The utter lack of self-awareness is staggering.