Former President Ronald Reagan was master of the one-liner.
One such gem was his glib assessment that big government was more of a problem than a solution.
He proceeded to preside over the largest federal government and deficit ever.
The Bush regime has continued this double-faced posture.
George W. railed against the big, bad federal government yet his party spent more than $200 million to retain him at its helm.
The federal government has grown markedly in size and deficit under Bush.
One congressman vowed to shrink the federal government to a size that can be drowned in a bathtub.
Playing off the classic shark movie one-liner, “We’re gonna need a bigger bathtub.”
But relax folks.
Jaws is not swimming in the Potomac.
Big government is not inherently bad.
American people are not willing to revert to a post-revolutionary Articles of Confederation scenario or a states’ rights confederacy.
We want and need some services that only a strong federal government can provide.
Big government is here to stay.
The task is to keep it responsive to our needs but not necessarily to all our wants.
