You are right. The "you guys" failed in the "small government" department. They got caught up in the yes, yes yes that grew the government. Those "morons" should have said NO a long time ago.

Here are two examples. NO government mandate requiring banks make unrealistic loans to folks who could never meet their financial obligations: we probably wouldn't even be in this mess. No TARP: the greedy/poorly managed banks and companies would be bankrupt and gone and the honorable banks and companies would be thriving. That's competition and capitalism.

Sometimes NO is the CORRECT answer, so don't dis it. I'd prefer the government to do NOthing rather than throw non-existent money at problems that will work themselves out if we just let them alone.