Hello Bill,
Republican interest in the debt peaks during Democratic administrations.
When a Republican is in office they don't care about the debt.
"There is a long-running, almost metaphysical, argument about the GOP’s deficit hawkery. One school of thought holds that it has always been pure cynicism. Republicans passed the Bush tax cuts without offsets and paid for neither Medicare Part D nor the Iraq War. When they began decrying the deficit and debt during President Obama’s administration, under this theory, it was nothing but opportunistic political attacks, and it was obvious they would be abandoned as soon as Republicans regained power.
The response many Republicans gave was that the party had lost its way under George W. Bush, but it had recognized its mistakes and rediscovered its fiscally conservative soul. The Tea Party and its relentless campaign of primary challenges was proof the Republican Party had changed, and would stay changed.
The House and Senate passage of the GOP tax bills shows the cynics had it right.
In the Obama years, Republicans feared a debt crisis"
Republican Tax Bill Shows Republican Debt Concerns Were Pure Fraud
