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Cal Thomas: An old debt carries over to a new year

“Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.” – Herbert Hoover

“Rather go to bed without dinner than to rise in debt.” – Benjamin Franklin

Eighteen Republican senators voted for the monstrosity known as the $1.7 trillion Omnibus spending bill, thus forever relinquishing their claim to belong to a party committed to less spending, smaller government, and personal responsibility.

The 4,100-page measure, which

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