Aren't Cons supposedly for a smaller Federal Government

[Massmilwaukee]

An interesting statistic I saw this AM on CNN: Under Shrub, the US Federal Government grew an unprecident 23.7%, a figure not seen since the New Deal.

 

[xpanda]

I would presume that a large majority of that is military-related (still big gov't in my opinion, tho.) Have you any kind of breakdown of this stat? Is this an increase in expenditures, jobs, or what?

 

[PatPatriot]

Prescriptiondrugs, education,military,homeland security.
You can throw a blanket over Pubs,and dems,when it comes to spending.