President Reagan once said: “The best vision of big government is in the rear view mirror as you’re driving away from it.” The 2000 platform of the Republican Party, still in effect, says: "We are the party that follows its bold words with bold deeds. Since the election of 1860, the Republican Party has had a special calling — to advance the founding principles of freedom and limited government and the dignity and worth of every individual. These principles form the foundation of both an agenda for America in the year 2000 and this platform for our party." Apparently that...