Letter: Republicans budget hawk talk doesn't remotely match their walk

Am I the only one to detect a pattern here?When in the minority, Republicans screech as if they are budget hawks. When in the majority, they drastically cut taxes on the wealthiest corporations and individuals, thereby assuring budgetary short falls.Nevertheless, they raise military expenditures to new heights.When expectable trillion-dollar debt increases occur, the Republicans push to cut back on entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare. Meanwhile, private debt balloons.When the ballo