The real spending explosion occurred after the 'rats took Congress in '06.
“The real spending explosion occurred after the ‘rats took Congress in ‘06.”
And bush II went along with all the spending, not vetoing it, funding two wars, expanding the earned income tax credit, expanding the drug benefit, etc. Republicans went along too. It was the ruin if the republican brand promise...
And let’s not forget it was this series of actions that led to the loss.