http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=6037 Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=6037&cpage=1#comment-210144 William Kristol Admits Conservatives Don’t Back Small Government - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:41:59 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=6037#comment-210144 [...] Last week I looked at the significance of size of government, noting that even a libertarian publication was now acknowledging that small government might not necessarily result in greater freedom. This week William Kristol has an op-ed entitled Small Isn’t Beautiful. This might have been the most honest thing Kristol has ever written as he admits what many have realized for a long time–the GOP does not really support small government. He writes: …conservatives should think twice before charging into battle against Obama under the banner of “small-government conservatism.” It’s a banner many Republicans and conservatives have rediscovered since the election and have been waving around energetically. Jeb Bush, now considering a Senate run in 2010, even went so far as to tell Politico last month, “There should not be such a thing as a big-government Republican.” [...] [...] Last week I looked at the significance of size of government, noting that even a libertarian publication was now acknowledging that small government might not necessarily result in greater freedom. This week William Kristol has an op-ed entitled Small Isn’t Beautiful. This might have been the most honest thing Kristol has ever written as he admits what many have realized for a long time–the GOP does not really support small government. He writes: …conservatives should think twice before charging into battle against Obama under the banner of “small-government conservatism.” It’s a banner many Republicans and conservatives have rediscovered since the election and have been waving around energetically. Jeb Bush, now considering a Senate run in 2010, even went so far as to tell Politico last month, “There should not be such a thing as a big-government Republican.” [...]

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