"Why The GOP Are Not Fiscal Conservatives" by Andrew Sullivan

The reason is pretty simple. A fiscal conservative puts living within one's means as the core priority; the current GOP believes that defunding the government should be the core priority. As British chancellor George Osborne has noted, the Tories want to keep taxes as low as possible and government as modest as possible within a balanced budget; the Republicans want to keep taxes as low as possible and government as modest as possible, even if this means vast deficits, or default, within a divided government. For the rest of the article, click here.