Here was Milton Friedman, quoted in a Washington Times piece the other day:

Still feisty, Mr. Friedman is disappointed with the Republicans’ sharp rise in spending over the last four years, which he says has betrayed the GOP’s principles of limited government. “I’m disgusted by it,” he said. “For the first time in many years Republicans have control of Congress. But once in power, the spending limits were off, and it’s disgraceful.”