Mike Barone is our best observer of political and politico-social trends. He notes that the current revolt is in part a revolt against the big national institutions that people perceive are too dominant and unresponsive. To which I say: bust it up, bust it all up. Money grafs:
Recent example: Scads of liberals gleefully predicted that the financial crisis and deep recession would destroy Americans' faith in markets and increase their confidence in Big Government. Many conservatives gloomily feared they were right.
Hasn't happened. If anything, public opinion has moved in the other direction, with most Americans rejecting the stimulus package and the health care bill, denying that government action is needed to address global warming, and expressing negative feelings about labor unions.
How to explain this? One way is to see the public's reaction as opposition to governance by an alliance of Big Units -- Big Government, Big Business and Big Labor.
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Down-with-Big-Government_-Big-Business_-Big-Labor-668884-101914488.html#ixzz0yh9W0oce
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