The Republican Creed

I think the author misses the point here... the right was never truly against larger government; rather, getting their paws on the power (i.e. all branches of government) has exposed their desires for what they truly are. Words are ephmeral, but their actions are being noticed. Yeah, some of the more conservatarian true-believers are getting upset, but by and large I think the right is ok with violating their supposed principles (as they do on about every other issue...).

So what are those true desires? I go with the thesis that they are trying to use larger government to strangle government itself, as in up the deficit so high that there is a move to cut entitlements... they don't mind a larger fiscal government per se (after all, those tax dollars can be turned into easy profits for corporate cronies) but they hate entitlements. Same with a larger regulatory government... they don't might regulating the womb or the bedroom, but they hate interference from the EPA or OSHA.