This was widely predicted.
The Conservative agenda for America was to fight wars, thereby funding the military-industrial establishment, and leave little or no money for domestic social programs.
To promote corporate welfare and farm subsidies as necessary for the nation's standing in the world. Refuse to prosecute corporate corruption in companies such as Halliburton.
Condemn "entitlements" as wasteful payments to the underserving, a drag on productive America.
Those Conservatives succeeded past their wildest expectations.
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