Fair and Balanced Report

Real Annualized Growth Rates, by Category and President
Total Defense Domestic Entitlement
Johnson 5.7% 4.9% 3.9% 8.9%
Nixon 3.0% -6.6% 5.5% 12.5%
Ford 2.9% -2.8% 6.3% 2.4%
Carter 4.1% 3.0% 1.8% 4.1%
Reagan 2.6% 4.4% -1.2% 2.0%
G.H.W. Bush 1.9% -3.8% 3.3% 4.8%
Clinton 1.5% -1.7% 1.8% 3.3%
G.W. Bush* 5.6% 8.8% 7.1% 4.7%

Source: Author's calculations based on CBO data.


I want to be fair and balanced. When I see something I think is interesting, I report on it. I think even the conservatives who come here (if anyone still does) agrees that spending is out of control. The chart above proves it.

Some thoughts when I look at this chart:

1. How can Bush increase entitlements more than Clinton or Carter?


2. Why doesn’t the Republican controlled congress slow down spending?


3. Reagan is the only one who slowed domestic spending and he won 49 states.

Why can’t anyone see that being a true conservative gets the votes

I believe there will be a very conservative candidate for President in 2008..if they don’t make it as the Republican candidate, they will cause a three way race, and a Clinton type person will win with 40% of the vote.

Sorry I couldn't get the chart to work right...try and follow along