New York Times-Thomas Frank/NewsBusters what's-the-matter-with-Jefferson-ping to the Today show list.
The mislabeling of politicians is the problem.
The House, under the leadership of "moderate" Hastert and "conservative" DeLay ... and the Senate under the "clueless" Lott/Frist meandering has spent more on non-defense activities than Clinton ever dreamed of.
The number of "small government" politicians in Washington is miniscule. Look at the positions of the GOP organization joker selected to replace DeLay. A main plank of Gibbs is more pork for DeLay's district, which already receives more pork than most districts.
The liberals have problems with their logic because we send mixed messages... mixed messages that cost me money.
The above goes a long way toward explaining why liberals hate Bush so blindly. Here they've expended so much effort and sweat over the years loosening the bounds of government set by our Constitution and what happens? Horror of horrors, a guy from the opposing team gets elected! Wasn't supposed to happen, all that power was made available for their own guys. 'Course they hate him.
Interestingly, I think that while liberals really do hate Bush, the true hard socialists may not.
First, the above point is incorrect, there are many conservatives who believe in activist government, our president among them. But really, the point is, in America, that no one is supposed to actually be "governing" in the sense that they are telling everyone what to do, or shaping society, etc. The job of "government" in America is primarily concerned with protecting our liberty and not much else.