New Species Discovered: Wingnuts Who Pretend To Give A Shit About Deficits

"Like cicadas, this species stays underground for years at a time, typically in four- or eight-year intervals. Its members hide away until there is an auspicious change in the ecosystem. Then, they bust out and wreak havoc." 
Some clever writing here from Catherine Rampell. Wingnuts are crisis actors who merely pretend to care about deficits - when it suits them.
Cue Sir David Attenborough to do the voiceover.
New Species Discovered: Wingnuts Who Pretend To Give A Shit About Deficits