The governor is a very serious scuba diver. I managed not to drown.

drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.

Our goal is to shrink government to the size where we can drown it in a bathtub.

My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.

Most Republicans have made it very clear they're not interested in raising taxes. They want to reform government.

Spending is not caring. Spending is what politicians do instead of caring. Spending more does not guarantee success. Politicians like to measure spending because it is easier than measuring actual metrics of accomplishment.