‘This cannot be sustainable’: The U.S. borrowed $50 billion a week for the past five months, the CBO says

[PirateLT]

https://fortune.com/2026/03/10/treasury-debt-borrowing-five-months-deficit-warning/?itm_source=parsely-api&fbclid=IwY2xjawQgBoBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFQTDhPT0N0WkwyOGJUbTFqc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlsbzy3uO-g9Y6xLuAE0xOXuIii_E6yAu_vazAd3AhDlQ1qBqS2Pw3r6vSsU_aem_o-tWLCFUNe3kFn7ULVBI4Q

Fiscal conservatives, my ass.

[Joan of quark]

Amazing how nonchalant conservatives are about massive debt when they're in charge. "Fiscal conservatism" was always just window dressing. 

The monthly budget review from the CBO, updated to February 2026 and released yesterday, showed that the government is estimated to have borrowed $308 billion last month alone.

[PirateLT]

I have been saying for years there are ZERO fiscal conservatives left up there.  

[BEZARK]

Remember how Cheney (the elder) disparaged deficits?