Which is why you'll find that I stated that's what the GOP "claims" to stand for. The obviously don't, it's just an argument that they use against the Democrats, who they demonize as being wild spenders yet the scoff at when the tables are turned and they themselves are being accused of spending money, except at that point they hide behind "defense" and "national security" as the reasons for doing so, which any "patriotic" American (in their view) wouldn't dare to argue against.