• Whether it's called 'compassionate conservatism' or 'big government Republicanism,' after years of record increases in federal spending, more government is now the accepted Republican philosophy in Washington.

    Mike Pence: Whether it's called 'compassionate conservatism' or 'big government Republicanism,' after years of record increases in federal spending, more government is now the accepted Republican philosophy in Washington.
    "Reagan vs. Bush: Federal Spending and Budget Deficits" by John McIntyre, www.realclearpolitics.com. February 17, 2006.