http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Managerial_state
Paul Gottfried, in After Liberalism, defines this worldview as a "series of social programs informed by a vague egalitarian spirit, and it maintains its power by pointing its finger accusingly at antiliberals." He calls it a new theocratic religion. In this view, when the managerial regime cannot get democratic support for its policies, it resorts to sanctimony and social engineering, via programs, court decisions and regulations...
Fitting that this is announced on April Fool’s Day. This administration has made fools of the Republican committee chairmen since the Democrats lost Congress.
There you have it. For all its devious scheming and obvious political machinations liberalism encounters surprising little resistance. There’s no real pushback from so-called conservatives so the liberal train keeps running down the tracks.