One of the most enduring lines in conservative politics came from President Reagan’s campaign debates — the “there you go again” reply that so effectively called out his Democrat opponents when they made misleading or hypocritical claims.

That came to mind when I read Gov. Bob Ferguson’s Sept. 23 statement about the state’s third quarterly revenue forecast for 2025.

The forecast had been issued earlier that day by Washington’s non-partisan chief economist. It shows the operating budget for 2025-27, in effect only since July 1, is already on track to fall out of balance by hundreds of millions of dollars.

The reason is obvious. Despite signs a year ago that the state’s economy was slowing, and Republican efforts to keep spending under control, the Democrats still chose to accommodate the

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