[BJClinton]

The Dem congress did for Reagan and we weren't in a "hot" war.

LOL. Um, the Dems boosted spending on every feel-good social program they could with Reagan. And Reagan had to go along with it if he wanted to get his military increases and tax-cuts through.

[Your Nightmare]

LOL. Um, the Dems boosted spending on every feel-good social program they could with Reagan. And Reagan had to go along with it if he wanted to get his military increases and tax-cuts through.

I'm not sure what you are talking about because, during his first 3 years, Bush has increased non-defense discretionary faster than Reagan by a wide margin.

http://www.cato.org/pubs/tbb/tbb-0308-16.pdf