That's a rather myopic view...look at it through this lense and tell me that...
Better yet, call me in 20 years to see what effect its had.
It took a catastrophe like the Great Depression to lower the defenses against a big gov't, so it will take a catastrophe like Katrina/Rita to demonstrate the beauty of a smaller one. but people are used to things the way they are, so we must work within that framework...
Change will not occur within such a short amount of time, as we have to change HEARTS and MINDS, aside from policies...
Well when are they planning to start this 'hearts and minds' change? To date I've seen nothing of it, all I've seen is the federal government saying 'we'll take care of it'. I mean they're even looking at change the Posse Comitatus Act so that the federal government can take care of people in a disaster. How is any of this a step toward teaching people to take care of themselves and each other instead of letting the government do it? This administration has taken no steps toward that end that I can perceive.
In my opinion, if the administration wanted smaller government and wanted to show people that it worked they should have started when they came into power to limit the programs on which people depend and MAKE them choose to sink or swim and work to get the federal government OUT of peoples lives. You can't enable people and expect them to learn to stand on their own.