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August 16, 2005
Big Government Republicans
Pejman Yousefzadeh writes about how Republicans will suffer politically in 2006 or 2008 if they continue to embrace big government as in the case of the recently passed highway bill. I am a small government voter who voted for President Bush because of national security--even though I was sickened by the expansion of the government in his first term (especially with regard to the prescription drug plan). But voting for Senators or House members is different, because the Congress does not have as much control over national security matters. With security less of an issue, I really would have no reason to vote for a Republican over a Democrat. What do I really need with a Republican who embraces pork and is too much of a wimp to support private accounts and other Social Security reform measures?
Posted by Philip Klein at August 16, 2005 11:51 PM