TPM: “Using catchy slogans and scary rhetoric, the Republicans have done a masterful job of painting themselves as the party of austerity and fiscal discipline. “Where are the jobs?” “Runaway deficits.” “Government takeover.” After years of profligacy, they say, they’ve gotten religion, and can be trusted to run the show once again. But scratch lightly and, just below that veneer, you’ll find that nothing has changed at all.”