Is Fiscal Responsibility Becoming Politically Popular?

There was a time when political candidates from both the Democrat and Republican parties wanted to present themselves as a moderate.  The theory was to avoid being objectionable to either the right or the left. 

Compromise was the key for the moderate politician.  How many times have you heard some idiot politician say he would just get everyone to the table and work it out?  What this meant was giving concessions to everyone, which inevitably meant more government spending, and more government debt.  This political practice had to stop.

Being fiscally responsibility has not been considered a moderate political position in recent years, but maybe times are changing.  I sincerely hope so for the good of our country and the future of our grandchildren. 

We currently have a US Senate race in Wisconsin.  We have three viable candidates for the Republican nomination, and here is the good news.  All three are trying to present themselves as the most conservative and fiscally responsible.  Not one is trying to present himself as a moderate ready to compromise. 

I know much of this is BS based on their history, but I think it is positive that they are all trying to present themselves as fiscally responsible.  Who knows, maybe they had a revelation and have seen that our current government spending is sending this country over a cliff.  I don’t know if they have seen the light or just think they have to portray themselves as facially responsible, but I think it is a positive sign either way.