I've seen these numbers before but neglected to put them on the blog, so a hearty thank you to Matthew Edgar for pointing out this Cato institute op-ed:
Indeed, based on his first three budgets, President Bush is the biggest spending president in decades. For FY2004, discretionary outlays will rise 3.5%, which follows increases of 7.8% in FY2003 and 13.1% in FY2002. Non-defence discretionary outlays will rise 3.2% in FY2004 following increases of 7.9% in FY2003 and 12.3% in FY2002.
Emphasis mine.
I've said it before, and can't say it often enough, if you believe in smaller government, Bush is not your guy.
