Rep. Joe Scarborough of Florida agrees. It's a tougher sell. Indeed it is. One lesson here is that if Republicans don't start hacking away at taxes, these budget surpluses are going to lead the nation into bankruptcy. So far, for every dime of tax cuts from the budget surpluses, spending has gone up by a dollar.
Republicans do themselves no favors when they let themselves be seen as raiders of the treasury.
From 1999 to 2001, total federal social spending will have risen by almost 14 percent. It's getting harder to rebut Dorgan's point.