The myth of small government Republicans

Cato:

House Minority Leader John Boehner tells NPR, “I and most Republicans believe that a smaller, less costly government gives us a healthier economy and a healthier society.”

Reality check: How the federal budget grew during the years of President Bush and a Republican Congress:

Further reality: Like most politicians Republicans and Democrats are both big-government parties in practice (not rhetoric) who enjoy spending other people's money, they just disagree on how to spend it and have their own interest groups and pet projects.