Actually, the base accusation - that the Republicans are against increasing revenues - is the real example of pasture cookies. The Republicans have nothing against increasing tax revenues. What they have a problem with is increasing tax rates to achieve that goal. The belief is that a strong economy will bring about increased revenues, and the idea of increasing taxes is counter-intuitive to stimulating a strong economy. What the Republicans run on (though consistently fail to act on, since big government is what keeps them in power) is the ideal that a stable economy cannot come from the halls of government - it must come from the American businessman, entrepreneur, and workers who actually make up the economy, therefore letting the people keep more of their wealth will result in better economic environment for growth, which in turn leads to more revenues. They also recognize the basic reality that John Maynard Keynes was a fucking moron, and out-of-control government spending causes far more economic problems than any "stimulus" those expenditures may provide. Sadly, the Republicans are far more about giving lip service to these ideals than actually pursuing them. Though with the numbers of republican congress critters brought into their seats by the TEA party movement, we may be seeing a slight change in the disparity between Republican rhetoric and Republican actions.
