To your point on the last sentence, yes, I agree that making the argument on balanced budgets is not the most productive way to win elections in this environment. Democrats can worry about balancing the budget when they have power. The Democratic Party agenda is bigger than this.
I was just pointing out the hypocrisy side of Cornyn as a rhetorical argument.
If the GOP wants to claim they care, we use their arguments against them.
That would be getting sidetracked. Democrats should not campaign on balanced budgets, etc.
To your point on the last sentence, yes, I agree that making the argument on balanced budgets is not the most productive way to win elections in this environment. Democrats can worry about balancing the budget when they have power. The Democratic Party agenda is bigger than this.
I was just pointing out the hypocrisy side of Cornyn as a rhetorical argument.