A Republican fights for fiscal restraint
I was encouraged today by Bob Novak's column about Wisconsin representative Paul Ryan. He has proposed a bill that would limit the growth of federal spending, and eliminate the ridiculous practice of "baseline" budgeting (whereby a certain amount of growth is structurally built into the budget) among other things.
Granted, there will be entrenched opposition to such reforms, but Ryan seems to have the majority of the GOP caucus in his corner. It may be an uphill battle, but it's an important one, if the Republicans are to have any hope of reclaiming the mantle of the party of fiscal discipline.