Lance Izumi of Pacific Research has an excellent article on NRO today, in which he discusses the runaway spending binge of Congress under President Bush. He reiterates the economic truth that the government’s burden on the economy, and ultimately on our freedom, is its spending. The more that is sucked into Washington’s maw, the less is left for citizens who actually work to earn their money. “Compassionate conservatism” is turning out to be every bit as costly as profligate liberalism.