W. Spent Most Since... Nixon/Ford

graph from Independent Institute

I'm really tired of hearing Republicans complain about spending. Why were their pie holes shut when George W. Bush, who started his eight year reign with a federal surplus, was completely destroying our economy in less than ten years. He spent more than any Democrat in the last thirty years (Clinton x2 and Carter) and is only beat by Republicans Nixon and Ford in the early '70s. Enough already. Don't you Republicans have better things to do, like look for a direction and perhaps a leader more credible than 'air hunter' Palin, 'fib fabricator' Bobby Jindal and comedian Rush Limbaugh?