Is it just me

Is it just me or is the level of hypocrisy in the Washington at new levels of ridiculousness?

The latest crowd of republicans are on the war path about spending and the deficit.  From the surface, we all want smaller deficits and balanced budgets right?  Forget the fact that the vast majority of the American public is in their own personal deficit nightmare, spending way more than they can afford to, living the American consumerism dream.

I find it laughable that NOW Republicans are concerned with spending after watching this go down during the previous republican presidency without a peep.

I find it equally annoying that the same talking heads that want to cut domestic programs by the bushel and leave their fat cat special interest unscathed are the same ones fighting tooth and nail for the Bush tax breaks for the rich to be continued indefinitely.

If you are TRULY concerned with narrowing the gap why not accelerate that process by trimming fat in the system reasonably AND expanding the tax base from the corporate giants and ultra-rich whom a small tax increase may annoy but will not affect their livelihood in any significant way.