> This produces three results: it stimulates the economy thus making people think that the GOP can produce a good economy; it raises the debt dramatically; and it makes people think that Republicans are the "tax-cut Santa Clauses."

I don't disagree but it seems this time the good economy part only exists in their rhetoric.

It's a "good economy" because the numbers are going up. That's all that matters.

The fact that the numbers are going up because of a bubble and a lot of questionable deals is not relevant. That's a problem for someone else to handle later.

The numbers also go up when the dollar deflates.

The people who get burned there are the ones unwilling / unable to track inflation.

> The numbers also go up when the dollar deflates

Uh, if it deflates, the numbers go down? Isn't that the definition? The same numerical value of currency represents more value as compared to assets etc - hence things get "cheaper", with the side effect of money getting harder to get