I think it's to say Obama has proposed more spending over the next four years than the rest of the presidents ever combined.
Well, even I would never presume to put words in Rove's mouth. However, since Reagan's first budget in 1982 through Bush's last budget for FY 2009, the federal government spent over $45 trillion. Do the math.
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