<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><title>HotAir</title><link>https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/11/spending-denialists-and-the-fiscal-illusion/feed/</link><description>HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:47:06 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>Spending denialists and the fiscal illusion</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[It’s easy, and accurate, to blame denialist Democrats for this sorry state of affairs. But there’s another reason that John Boehner should not have been surprised to hear a politician say “We don’t have a spending problem.” After all, the man almost certainly owns a mirror.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:00:34 -0500</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Allahpundit]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="" type="image/jpeg" length="123" /><link>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/11/spending-denialists-and-the-fiscal-illusion-n280969</link></item></channel></rss>