Bruce Barlett is clearly a jackass. Bush has reduced taxes, and spurred on an economy through an economic downturn (that began before he was in DC) and several nation crisis that could sink an economy. I'd like to hear what this numbskull thinks that Bill Clinton did for the economy or to reduce spending.
The economy caught fire after the Republicans won the House and Senate in 1994. For 6 years, they wanted to cut spending and say no to the XXX-42's requests for spending. If they worked the same way in the last 5 years I would be happy. Instead, they caught Potomac Fever and took President Bush's requests for increases in spending and added even more. We need the 1994 Newt pit bulls back in Congress, not the 2006 neutered lap dogs.