Obama as the fiscal discipline president? The ally of the blue dogs? As a bit of a blue dog myself, I hope this is true. As I've suggested before, I think a veto-proof Congress of his own party can be Obama's worst nightmare*--just as, I suppose, it would be of any president of either party. But perhaps my view is insufficiently nuanced: even if the Dems hit the magic 60 in the Senate, those numbers are bound to include just a few voices of fiscal sanity. And the House long has been (and will continue to be) a more conservative outfit.
HT: Daniel Shaviro, who points out that a McCain presidency could lead to an even bigger fiscal mess.
*Vastly exaggerated. He would have many potential nightmares.
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