Conservatives believe that Democrats would spend at least some of it on new programs.

Democrats would rather spend the money on government programs.

The Democrats have spent $7,000 on his campaign.

He and the Democrats then spent several weeks in mutual vilification.

Democrats and Republicans spent the day blaming each other for a budget deadlock.

In general, Democrats have spent relatively little time over the past two years telling voters why Bush's policies are bad for the country.

The Democrats spent much of the last week increasing some of their spending proposals, both for next year and beyond.

Democrats spend a lot of time being consumed by doubts about our allies.

And the lesson of the last six years is that the Democrats shouldn't spend political capital trying to bring the deficit down.

Democrats have spent much of their time since the 1984 elections telling one another that their party had to make a fresh start.