Well, I've got just the thing- an encouraging article in the Washington Post this morning on fiscal policy! Here's House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), coming to grips with unequal economic growth: "There's no question the economy is good, but it's not a good for everybody," said House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio.). "When you look at family incomes, there hasn't been much rise. But there has been increased health-care costs, increased energy costs. They're nibbling up more than the family budget. It just drives more concerns. " And RNC chairman Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL), on the need to address the health care crisis: "Part of what is at the core of the party is smaller government, fiscal restraint," said Sen. Mel Martinez (Fla.), general chairman of the Republican National Committee. "But like in this debate on SCHIP, it's very important that we as Republicans make it clear we are for insuring children." "It's no longer permissible for us to think 47 million Americans being uninsured is okay," Martinez said. Those liberals want to tax and spend us to...wait, those were Republicans? In high leadership positions? Now how do you reconcile these statements with the their stance on the budget and SCHIP? Indeed, on the domestic front Republicans may be in the same bind that they face on foreign policy: Their conservative base is not where the rest of the country is. For more than a decade, the Democratic polling firm Hart Research and the Republican firm Public Opinion Strategies have read two propositions to Americans: "Government should do more to solve problems and help meet the needs of people" and "Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals." In December 1995, at the height of the Republican Revolution, a less-intrusive government won out, 62 percent to 32 percent. This month, a more activist government won out, 55 percent to 38 percent. Independent voters sided with government activism, 52 percent to 39 percent. But Republican voters, by a margin of 62 to 32 percent, still say government is doing too much. Feeling any better?