GOP ABANDONED ITS POSITION AS FISCAL HAWKS

   The Tea Party wave that thrust Republicans into power eight years ago was based on a simple notion: the U.S. government spending binge must end to avoid economic Armageddon. Apparently, the more things change, the more things stay the same in the D.C. swamp.
   In a cruel twist of irony, on March 23, 2018 (exactly eight years to the day after Obamacare was signed into law), President Donald Trump signed a 2,232-page omnibus spending bill.
   Republicans claim that because they have only 51 votes in the Senate, they must increase spending to gain Democrats' support. This false premise serves only to justify Republicans' fiscal irresponsibility and unwillingness to drain the swamp.
   The bloated, pork-filled omnibus bill is a complete rebuke of the Republicans' purported values of limited government and fiscal restraint. The GOP has abandoned its position as fiscal hawks. Republicans are now complicit with Democrats in burdening future generations with today's wanton spending.