https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/29/dont-drink-the-inside-the-beltway-fiscal-cliff-kool-aid/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:26:28 -0400<![CDATA[The most common conservative rejoinder to these arguments is political: that Republicans will be blamed if we go over the cliff, and that will cost them in the next election. I don’t agree with that argument, as I’ve written previously, for two reasons: (1) the next election is as far away as an election can be; (2) Republicans will never be able to build a political case for less spending if most Americans are insulated from the cost of that spending. &#8230;]]>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 11:45:25 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/29/dont-drink-the-inside-the-beltway-fiscal-cliff-kool-aid-n98699