Barack Obama entered office seeking to emulate Ronald Reagan and by golly he did

Jonah Goldberg: This was supposed to be a new Progressive Era. Obama came into office vowing to be “transformative,” just like Ronald Reagan — the difference being that Reagan ushered in an era of skepticism about government, while Obama wanted to usher in an era of hope and idealism about all the wonderful things government can do.

But he achieved his goal:  Ronald Reagan ushered in an era of increased skepticism about the state and Barack Obama has ushered in an era of increased skepticism about the state.  Attaboy Barry, we couldn't have done it without you!