THE POLITICAL VIKING'S WAR ON WRONG: As Uncle Sam Spends Less, Americans Buy More and the Economy Rockets Past Expectations

"As Americans spent more — total personal consumption expenditures rose 2.5 percent in the second quarter — and sold more goods and services to the rest of the world — exports rose 9.5 percent in the second quarter, after falling 9.2 percent in the first — the federal government apparently took a step back, according to the report."