[jagrmeister]

Yes, you did change your argument. You first claimed discretionary spending was down in Reagan's first 3 years- in fact it increased from 5-6%, depending on whose chart you look at. It's irrelevant that he made some cuts here or there, as Bush has done the same, because in aggregate discretionary spending increased.

[Reagan Man]

You said and I quote:
"Cutting spending is a political impossibility. Reagan could not do it".

The facts speak for themselves. Reagan cut federal spending and there is nothing irrelevent about that. You've been proven wrong. End of discussion.