Here’s Howard Dean not just defending but promoting the idea of one-party rule by the Dems. Says Dean, the Rs just “borrow and spend, spend and borrow, borrow and spend.” And when it comes to the Rs who’ve been in charge lately, he’s absolutely right. What’s funny is that he’s studiously avoiding saying “tax and spend,” since we all know that that’s the modus operandi of his party. (And now that I think about it, “tax and spend” is a lot better than “borrow and spend.” At least it has a natural–if distant–governor built-in.)

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