Since taking office in 2001, Bush has allowed domestic discretionary outlays to soar by an annual average of 8.2 percent. That compared with 2.5 percent a year under Clinton, 4.0 percent of Bush the Elder, 2.0 percent of Carter, and 6.8 percent under Nixon. By any measure, Bush the Younger is the biggest-spending president in memory.
February 12, 2004 6:13 AM
