South40, I just noticed the source (following URL address) of the charts you posted and don't really care for it at all.
"The Farcical Fools at Free Republic" (source site of South40's charts)
http://www.sentryoveramerica.com/FarcicalFoolsatFreeRepublicIssue1.htm
It's a nasty site with a nasty agenda.
The site owner uses an anonymous domain registration, has some really nasty things to say about Jim Robinson and wrote the following, among other idiotic statements.
"So, I had to point out the facts to the newly crowned 'queen of Sheba' that Al Gore received 550,520 more popular votes than GWB."
The affiliations of "sentryoveramerica" are obvious.
Admittedly, I hadnt 'read the content of the site as apparently you have. I just typed GWB's spending into Google and that's what I found. My intent wasn't to slander or disparage Jim Robinson or Free Republic in any way.
I'll gladly consider any other information on GWB's spending should you provide the source.
I surf most of the conservative websites and I can tell you that you are wrong about Robert Sentry. I know him well from military.com and from his own website and others.
He produces some of the best data and charts available as they relate to politics.
Have you checked out Ether Zone? He runs the "Daily Briefing" over there, according to Bob Momenteller, the editor. Check out his slamming of Kerry there, or checkout his home page at his site. He is as conservative as anybody.
I have sent many of his charts to my contacts in my address book. The data is always based on official data. Look at the election chart he has and you would not say that about him.
At some point, all of us need to stop making excuses for anything that we see that shows a weakness from a conservative angle. Sometimes, the publishers or writers are trying to stir passion to fight harder, even though some "take it personally" when they point out weaknesses by the Republicans.