Jon Kyl: Deficits for jobless benefits, Bad; Deficits for rich tax cuts, Good.

by David Safier

Let's see if I've got this straight, because I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around the concept.

According to Kyl, deficits are the worst thing that can happen to a country. However, they only become the worst thing that can happen to a country if a Democrat is president.

If you increase spending, say, to extend unemployment benefits, that takes us in the wrong direction, because it increases the deficit, which is the worst thing that can happen to a country (when a Democrat is president).

But if you cut taxes, especially for the rich, that takes us in the right direction even if it increases the deficit, because you're cutting taxes, and that's always the right thing to do, whether the president is a Democrat or a Republican.

Do I have that right?

For a more in depth analysis of the "deficit wit and wisdom" of Jon Kyl, check out AZ Blue Meanie's post.