Why Elect People Whose Goal It Is To Eviscerate Government?
Ironically, the somewhat conservative NY Time columnist David Brooks makes this point in a recent article . It is something I've wondered about for years. I mean I guess if you hate government, then it makes sense to elect people who also hate government and want to make it small enough to drown in the bathtub. But in some ways it is a beautiful virtual cycle for the right again. Elect people who hate government, they do a crappy job running the government because they hate it. Then people who already hate it get to hate it more because it is not working! The other point Brooks makes is about the central story the right has been telling for years: Encroachment Story: the core problem of American life is that voracious government has been steadily encroaching upon individuals and local communities. The core American conflict, in this view, is between Big Government and Personal Freedom. While losing the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections, the