Appointed Obama Democrat Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Washington, DC) gets national attention for his fiscal hypocrisy in the Washington Post. Opening graphs:

The candidate was outraged - just outraged - at the country’s sorry fiscal state.

And that was a Democrat, Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, who voted “yes” on the stimulus, the health-care overhaul, increased education funding and other costly bills Congress approved under his party’s control.

Faced with a potential wipeout in November’s midterm elections, candidates such as Bennet are embracing budget cuts with the enthusiasm of Reagan Republicans.

LINK: Democrats add fiscal austerity as a campaign issue, by Shailagh Murray.