1. Harry if you dislike spending you do have to remember that BILL Clinton was very good in that respect accomplishing the amazing feat of giving the government a SURPLUS in the budget, something I had never heard of before. So think about that some.
2. I agree, the gold standard was at best arbitrary and at worst crippling.
3. What is really beyond scarey is seeing Romney or Huckabee in office, that's scarier than the prospect of Janet Reno naked. (shudders)

Yes, I remember the reduction of the debt under Clinton and the subsequent improvement in the economy. The debt we are running now is killing us and about as non conservative as it can be.

The difference between drunken sailors and congress is that the sailors spend their own money.