I'm on the road driving to NYC. On the radio, hero of the Democratic Party Rahm Emanuel is advocating a dollar for dollar tax increase to match Iraq reconstruction spending. Emanuel made a comparison between training Iraqi teachers while U.S. teachers "lose their jobs." His plan sounded quite similar to one made by John Kerry in '04 about "opening fire stations in Iraq while we are closing them at home." While the GOP struggles with reasserting fiscal discipline it's telling to hear the contrasting lack of ideas from the other side.
