I criticized DeLay for the there’s-no-fat-left comment, but he’s been saying most of the right things since then. And while conservatives should prod Republicans to do more–I’m writing an article on that topic for the next issue of NR–it’s worth noting that their spending-cut moves are already encountering resistance from the Democrats. House Democratic whip Steny Hoyer says, according to the White House Bulletin, that “at the same time [Republicans] are offering to help hurricane victims recover through programs like Medicaid, they are planning to cut those same programs in the budget reconciliation process. President Bush and Congressional Republicans have pursued a reckless fiscal policy that has put the country deep in the red, and they aren’t finding a way out. Republicans are completely divided and are proving incapable of making the tough choices. Instead of doing their jobs, Republicans are going to place the burden of the deficit they created on our children, while cutting assistance to students, our elderly, and the most vulnerable citizens.” Let no one urging spending cuts imagine that they’re going to be easy to get.