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The question really is: Will Obama start to explain more successfully what deficit hawkery looks like when you favor a robust social safety net -- including both entitlements and worthy domestic discretionary spending?

Obama: Explain how can we afford government Stephen Stromberg 2011

And this is why I have trouble taking Republican deficit hawkery seriously.

How to increase the deficit by cutting government spending 2011

This is another symptom, I think, of the fact that it's been broadly and arbitrarily decided that calling for tax hikes is by definition at odds with fiscal hawkery and hard-nosed fiscal seriousness, even though an acknowledgement that tax hikes may need to be part of the solution represents the truly serious position.

The Morning Plum 2011

"I've made the point that as a matter of policy and a matter of politics that we need to focus on this, and the president certainly agrees with that," said Axelrod of the deficit hawkery that the administration has engaged in over the last several months.

Mayberry Machiavellis: Obama Political Team Handcuffing Recovery 2010

Biden offered up some lip service to the deficit-hawkery that was so thick in the room, stressing the administration's freeze on non-discretionary, non-security spending, as well as Obama's appointment of a bipartisan deficit commission.

Biden To Wall-Street-Friendly Democrats: The Middle Class Comes First 2010

Biden offered up some lip service to the deficit-hawkery that was so thick in the room, stressing the administration's freeze on non-discretionary, non-security spending, as well as Obama's appointment of a bipartisan deficit commission.

Biden To Wall-Street-Friendly Democrats: The Middle Class Comes First 2010

Afflicted with a debilitating case of Selective Deficit Disorder, these Democrats cite their devotion to deficit hawkery as reason to vote against unemployment benefits - but also defend policies like the Bush tax cuts.

David Sirota: You Make the Call: Who Is Correct In the Democratic Civil War Over Taxes and Spending? 2010

"I've made the point that as a matter of policy and a matter of politics that we need to focus on this, and the president certainly agrees with that," said Axelrod of the deficit hawkery that the administration has engaged in over the last several months.

HUFFPOST HILL - JULY 6TH, 2010 2010

Deficit hawkery appears to be overwhelming official Washington, despite the fact that the lackluster economy is sending clear signals even to the likes of non-radical Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the last thing the nation needs right now is government spending cuts.

Memo To Deficit Hawks: Here's $1 Trillion To Cut -- From The Pentagon 2010

Statements like these follow the distinctively Missouri style of politics, where budget discipline and deficit hawkery are golden traits.

Robin Carnahan 'Disappointed' In Obama's Lack Of Fiscal Discipline 2010