It's really not insanity. They truly believe that more government spending in the form of tax-cuts and funding (remember that the 2009 stimulus included a good

It's really not insanity. They truly believe that more government spending in the form of tax-cuts and funding (remember that the 2009 stimulus included a good portion of tax cuts) will produce more jobs, which will grow the economy, and thus increase the revenues from taxes. That is, short term spending for long term gain. It may be a difference of opinion, but it's a justified opinion and thus not outright insanity. The conversation is never going to move until both sides try to understand each other in reasonable and non-extreme terms.