Rand Paul vs. Washington

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released dire new debt projections Tuesday, an announcement which, if history serves as any guide, will do nothing to alter the course of our spending morass.

There is plenty of blame to be laid at Washington's feet for this march toward profligacy. But it also must be admitted that the general public is incessantly fickle about trimming federal outlay. Oh, we overwhelmingly like the idea of cuts in the abstract, but when it's time to place specific programs on the chopping block, it's all awkward side glances and cricket sounds.

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