George W.Bush the Biggest Spender

Nick Gillespie argues that George W.Bush is a bigger spender than Lyndon Johnson:

George W. Bush has boosted total inflation-adjusted discretionary spending in his first term by 35.1 percent. To put that in context, chew on this: LBJ—the Texas legend who created the Great Society and, for all intents and purposes, the Vietnam War—only boosted discretionary spending 33.4 percent. What's more, the gap between Bush and LBJ will only grow.

That facts are rather uncomfortable for those who think Republicans stand for less government.