https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/11/why-republicans-are-warming-to-the-sequester/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 14:21:03 -0400<![CDATA[The sense of betrayal Chocolo describes among many then-freshman Republican congressmen is very real. They feel they were tricked by establishment Washington into voting for fake spending cuts back in 2011 and now they want to make those cuts real in 2013. Democratic plans to replace these very real cuts with tax hikes are completely out of the question, and kicking the can down the road by back-loading the cuts is now also suspect.]]>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:00:40 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/11/why-republicans-are-warming-to-the-sequester-n280966