*Biggest spenders

Tea Party members may find this difficult: The biggest Presidential spenders were Regan, Bush#1 and Bush #2.             
                           START GDP debt            END GDP debt         Increase Debt GDP
Nixon/Ford (R)               35.6%                  35.8%            +0.2%
Jimmy Carter (D)            35.8%                 32.5%             -3.3%
Ronald Reagan (R)        32.5%                  43.8%             +10.8%
Ronald Reagan (R)        43.8%                  53.1%              +9.3%
George H.W.Bush (R)    51.1%                 66.1%              +13.0%
Bill Clinton (D)               66.1%                  65.4%               -0.7%
Bill Clinton (D)               65.4%                  56.4%               -9.0%
G.W. Bush (R)                56.4%                  63.5%              +7.1%
G.W. Bush (R)                63.5%                  83.4%               +20.0%
Barak Obama (D)           83.4%