Don't Ask If Government Is Too Big

It's the new patriotism as defined by President Obama in his inaugural speech. "The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified."

Don't question whether government is too big because that is not patriotic, not appropriate, not right.

We must be willing to allow government to become whatever it needs to be in order to provide for every man, woman and child in America what government believes they need. This is the way America should work, must work and will work. This is the new, rebuilt America.

Such blind faith in government is faith that is not only blind but woefully misplaced. It requires us to cast aside our own beliefs to accept someone else's beliefs. No room for disagreement, debate or disillusionment.

It is time for a new America where an all-powerful, all-compassionate, all-knowing government dispenses economic prosperity for one and all. This is the new popular sentiment as the MSM describes it. It is a message as from almighty God for our weary and war-torn nation.

It is interesting that Obama's speech yet included this line: "To those who cling to power through corruption, to those who cling to power through deceit, to those who cling to power through the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history."

To whom was he referring? I could offer a multitude of names from both sides of the aisle and from all corners and crevices of Washington. What of those who would cling to power through the silencing of dissent? Is that not what President Obama himself is calling for in his speech?

For nearly 8 years I've listened to the liberals and leftists throwing around one of Teddy Roosevelt's famous lines in reference to their dissent and even disrespect of former President Bush.

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."

I hope the MSM, the liberals, the Democrats, the Repubicans in name only and leftists are prepared to have this quote tossed back in their faces -- frequently. It will be a pleasure to return the favor.