Update: McCain Selects Gov. Sarah Palin as Running Mate

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Funny part is that in these cases the congress who controls spending was controled by dems. Not so much in the Bush Jr and our surplus years it was controled by what many say was the most conservative run rep. congress. So great find.

But with Reagan and both Bushes, they had veto power. George W. never saw a spending bill he didn't like.

Make no mistake, the notion that Republicans are fiscally conservative is one of the biggest myths out there.