BREAKING THE CODE:

In a brief post earlier today, I wrote that it was heartening that both McCain and, to a lesser extent, Obama, are talking about cutting federal spending. Various commenters suggested that I was being naive in thinking that either candidate will cut spending if elected.

The commenters miss my point, so let me clarify. I’m not heartened because I have any expectations of either mcCain or Obama. Rather, I’m heartened because they are both opportunistic politicians, and they wouldn’t be talking about cutting spending unless they thought that this is what the public wants.

I’d certainly like to see some spending cuts, though I found both candidates’ proposals a bit timid.