Most people attain a certain level of maturity that allows them to recognize that an immoral action committed against you does not permit you to commit an immoral action in retribution.
Put in parenting terms: your son comes to you and says, “Katie hit me!”. You ask your daughter if she did indeed hit her brother and she says, “Yes, but he hit me first.” Now, would you say, “Well, ok then.” or would you explain to them that two wrongs don’t make it right?
The conservatives are finally, after 8 long years of neo-con rule, beginning to return to the party platform of a restrained fiscal policy. Are they a little late? definitely. Are they being hypocritical? of course. It the only reason they are doing this because the government is curretly under Democratic control? probably. Does that mean their accusations are totally unfounded? no.
