A Lie of Cheneyesque Magnitude From Mr. Bush (DODO*)

Kevin Drum points out that while his aWol-ness claimed last night to have reduced non-homeland security, non-defense spending to a 1% rate of annual increase, in fact, his actual performance is over 8%. Pudentilla also believes that the term "non-homeland security" creates a whole large enough for a mack truck to drive through in terms of the analytical usefulness of the point even if it wasn't extraordinarily mendacious. But it was.

*DODO: Doesn't Obey Direct Orders