Think_a_Minute

Michael Barone's column today on Jewish World Review (http://www.jewishworldreview.com/michael/barone031405.php3) contained an interesting quote:

"In the New Republic, John Judis takes a longer view. Since the 1970s, he notes, Democrats have had little success expanding government."

Let's see...how much bigger has government gotten since the 1970's? Here's a good illustration:
http://carriedaway.blogs.com/carried_away/2003/10/us_government_s.html



Total government spending is 31% of GDP. Out of every hundred dollars produced by the entire economy, thirty-one of them go to government.

Good Lord, isn't that enough?

I shudder to think what the picture would look like if the Democrats had a lot of success at expanding government!