If one were to take the Editorial Board seriously, one would have to accept the premise that once federal spending is set, it can never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, never go in any direction except increase because if it's decreased, everyone's gonna die.  After all, everyone knows every dollar Democrats want to spend is carefully vetted with the goal of maximizing efficiency and making sure it's only enough to get the job done.  And to mess with the well oiled machine that is Democrat spending is to mess with life itself and, Lord knows, we can't have that.