Obama called for reform in 2011 after he lost the election the year before . It would eventually dip into the low 30s before his term ends . George W. Bush coined the phrase ` ` axis of government '' in his 2002 address . Clinton declared that ` ` the era of big government is over '' in 1996 State of the Union . Franklin Roosevelt delivered his annual address as a ` ` fireside chat '' on the radio in 1944 .
Obama called for reform in 2011 after he lost the election the year before . George W. Bush coined the phrase ` ` axis of government '' in his 2002 address . Clinton declared that ` ` the era of big government is over '' in 1996 State of the Union . Franklin Roosevelt delivered his annual address as a ` ` fireside chat '' on the radio in 1944 .