Liberty Reborn

Here we go again. Another day, another poll from Rasmussen showing that there is no reasonable way a man spouting calls for growing the size of government like Barack Obama did during the campaign could get elected. This poll show that 60% of Americans believe that the federal government has too much money and power.

Of course Democrats disagree:

Sixty percent (60%) of Americans say the federal government has too much power and too much money, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

Just nine percent (9%) say the government has too little power and money. Twenty-four percent (24%) believe the government has about the right amount of both.

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Republicans and adults not affiliated with either major political party are far more concerned about the government’s size and wealth than Democrats are. Eighty-eight percent (88%) of Republicans and 62% of unaffiliateds say the federal government has too much power and money. Among Democrats, however, just 35% agree, while 44% think the size of government is about right.

Of course when you the man running against the current President had no intention of cutting back the real bloat of our federal government (that would be runaway social programs) there was no reason for that 60% to turn out and vote for something! Then you also have to realize that while 60% of Americans believe that the government is too big, they don’t think that whatever social program they are benefiting from is part of the problem. Old people will tell you to cut Welfare but keep to keep your hands of their Social Security. Poor people will tell you the opposite. People without health insurance will tell you not to touch their SCHIP and Medicaid but to cut Welfare and Social Security.

In the end you have a bunch of children in the sandbox blaming everyone else for the problem when the problem is all of them. So until these groups grow up America will continue to rot until eventually there is no more sand in the sandbox to play with.

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