It only looks different: Both parties love big government

McClatchy by Steven Thomma | Mar. 8, 2009 (Opinion)

Strip away the political finger pointing over President Obama's proposed budget and the fight boils down to a clash of values. Both major parties are really for big government — just big in different places.

Republicans say they're outraged that Obama would "borrow and spend" his way to a new behemoth government. But they borrowed and spent their way through the '80s and the current decade. And they love big government — when it's at the Pentagon. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business
Topics: U.S. Budget, U.S. Congress, U.S. Economy, Democrats, Republicans, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Mar 8, 2009 - 8:43 AM PDT
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Edited by: Leo Romero - Mar 8, 2009 - 8:43 AM PDT
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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 9, 2009

The article has a simple message. Some worthy statistics are included. The story tends to debunk the Republican big lie outrage about big government, as they try to pander to voters with short memories. The story is a bit shallow philosophically in looking at the role of government according to the two parties.

Democrats believe in government as a functioning partner with private enterprise. Republicans want to "drown government in a bathtub" unless it is running armies and prisons. And they want a big government for that.

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Leo Romero
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 by Leo Romero - Mar. 8, 2009
Leo posted this story.
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Gerard Barberi
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 by Gerard Barberi - Mar. 8, 2009
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