Pay-Go

Why does pay-as-you-go have such a bad rep, especially among those who are allegedly fiscally responsible - the conservatives? I always thought the pay-as-you-go was a good thing. Heck, that is how I live. If I want something, I have to either save for it or do without something else in order to pay for it. But, from the sounds of many conservatives, pay-go (as it is now called) seems a bad idea and I want to know where this started? When did going into debt become the desired solution to our problems? Why do some disparage those who choose to pay for what they want rather than go into debt? Government should set the example and Congress, as the keepers of the nations "purse", are responsible for doing so. I want to stop hearing negative comments about pay-go (particularly from the White House) and I want the Congress, indeed all of government, to begin pay-go - it is already law, as I recall. Let's make it work! Why should all of us "little people" have to be fiscally responsible and not Congress and the White House?