Yep. "The era of small government is over."
Would total elimination of pork be enough to balance the budget?
Whew, I sure am glad the party of smaller government is in control of the House, Senate and Presidency.
How much more GOP control of the 3 branches can we afford?
I think we need a good case of gridlock. Maybe giving one of the Congressional chambers to 'the other party' will wake the current party up.
Ya, good thing we have the Republicans in power to keep down the cost of government...
I came up with 30.75% annual growth since '96.
Quite a legacy.
I heard the BIC company stopped making Veto pens about five years ago.
13,997! Wow
I wonder how many of them will be named "The Robert Byrd _________ (fill in the blank)"
Republicans -- Democrats -- there's no longer a difference between them. I've written my congressman and senators and have told them that I don't expect to hear them whining about a tax cut with all the wasteful spending they continue to support. Won't do any good but it makes me a feel better.
Man, the results don't lie. I guess I'm in the wrong party. Looks like maybe we need Clinton back to keep spending down.
these numbers are not reflective of the fact that no highway bill was passed for more than two years. So the money that was sitting in the tax coffers was not used - that means all our gas taxes could not be returned to the states as they should have been.