I am seeing a lot of sideways information in this thread about what's being spent and where, as well as who's responsible. I thought I would step in and offer up some links I used extensively in my political science class this last spring to analyze the federal budget over the last 60 years.
I suggest you go to this webpage and spend some time perusing these Excel files:
Historical Tables | The White House
You can also find more historical budgets here:
Budget of the United States Government: Browse
I have a sneaking suspicion that the gentleman who wrote the op-ed piece roachboy posted has also spent a great deal of time looking at these sites.
