Not true, unless you ignore, as the GOP is want to do, Ron Paul. He was the ONLY candidate in 2012 to have a REAL plan to cut the federal deficit. Cutting the federal gov't POWER and SPENDING back to the limitted federal gov't, actually defined by OUR constitution, is not popular, but IS necessary. Take education as a prime example; education is NOT a federal power, yet the fastest growing, cabinet level, federal dept. is the DOEd. The "farm" bill is 80% SNAP (food stamps) yet we do not DARE call it the "welfare" bill, as that would be politcally very unpopular. What, in the constitution, allows the federal gov't to give away food? Food, shelter and clothing are definitely needs, but they ARE NOT rights, we are expected to WORK and to provide them for ourselves. Charity is when I choose to help my neighbor in need, tyranny is when the gov't takes part of my pay, by force, and gives it to your neighbor in need. We need to get back to the basics, not to add ever more "nice" things, that we refuse to demand the taxation to actually pay for.