Conservatives everywhere use the concept of "fiscal responsibility" as a cudgel whenever there's a centrist or (good forbid) leftist government. Governments that are usually more responsible than Conservatives, if only because they're willing to exercise the revenue side of the equation.
It's not a real belief in balanced budgets. Just a political tool that plays well with the fools who vote conservative.
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