""They have a philosophy they have implemented and that is doing exactly what it was designed to do. They basically don't believe in government. They have a different philosophy that says, 'We're going to dismantle government'," Obama said."
That is, of course, wrong. He's confused us with Libertarians.
We simply believe in a very limited role of gov't. We believe that a government that is big enough to satisfy all of your wants is big enough to take everything you have. We don't believe that social ills are best handled at the hightest levels of government.
We believe that government should handle only those things that the private sector can't handle, and then it's handled at the lowest possible level of government. Once we declare that the role is a legit role we believe in funding it adequately so that it is done well (ie, the military).
Obama is simply a mouthpiece for Democrats. I'm sure all the jokes about n*gers goes over his head as the Democrats say them. He's really a opportunist in a party that's racist and floundering for lack of leadership.
While a purely libertarian approach to government is probably overkill (but at least it's in the right direction), the socialist approach to government is absolutely insane. The smaller the government, the less restrictive we are on economics, and the less social 'entitlement' programs that we have, the better. The United States' social Darwinism is what has made us the hyperpower that we are today. It weeds out waste and rewards innovative ideas. And it has worked for over 200 years (unlike socialism which has never 'worked', pun intended).
"That is, of course, wrong. He's confused us with Libertarians. "
And you've confused libertarians with anarchists. The confusion must be contagious. :)
Yeah, that's why Dubya, Frist, Hastert and DeLay have been so busy downsizing the federal government. </sarcasm>