For the most part, the Democrats haven’t done a thing to cut back on the grossly overbudgeted defense spending.

The Pentagon’s budget has always made up a large portion of government spending. But defense spending could more than double between the start and finish of the Bush administration. In 2001, the Pentagon budget was $302 billion, plus $17 billion in emergency funding for the war on terror. The budget that President George W. Bush sent to Congress in February calls for a record $515 billion — not including the $165 billion requested in emergency spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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