A limited government domestic policy and a tough on terrorism foreign policy do not have to be mutually exclusive. In fact, I always thought that's what Republicans were - more money for strengthening the military and less money for the National Endowment of the Arts and NPR and the federal Board of Education.
Well Sarge, if you can explain what that picture has to do with new nanny-state entitlements, and expanding the funding of the NEA to insane levels, please post it.
We're all aware of the War on Terrorism. We're not going to damn anyone for elevated spending to execute it. There are other factors though, and some of them are just indefensible.