[luckydevi]

So you are ok with big government as long as republicans are in charge

[Consort]

Keep the Dems out of control no matter what the size of government is. The bureaucracy (like academia, the legal profession, labor, etc.) is mostly populated by Democrats. The Democrats control the bureaucracy even when the GOP controls the "front office" as it now does. First things first. A big or small government populated and controlled by Conservatives would be the next step. Even Reagan couldn't get rid of the Dept. of Education.