This chart tells a different story. http://www.heritage.org/research/features/BudgetChartBook/charts_S/s1.cfm
The spending just keeps going up. There was a point where it went down after the 1st gulf war, but sense then it has gone up. > -----Original Message----- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 9:06 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: bush executive order limits federal eminent domain > > > Nick wrote: > > I don't think the split in the two branches makes any real difference. > > Then you think wrong. It's a historical fact: when the same party > controls the Presidency and Congress, spending skyrockets. When it > doesn't spending drops. It's exactly what happened during the Clinton > years. > > Further you get a check on presidential power which I think we > despartely need right now. During the Clinton years Congress spent > $400 Million investigating him which resulted in zero indictments. > > Some might say it was a waste of money, but it sure kept a check on > power. And the money was a blip compared to the pork spending > happening now. > > If the Democrats get controll of Congress in November you see 2 things > happen immediately: > > 1.) Huge congressional investigations will turn up all kinds of abuses > of power. (there's already convictions without them!) > > 2.) Bush will veto his first spending bills. Because they'll be > Democrat spending bills. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:210207 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
