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This doesn’t surprise me…

A quarter century after the Reagan revolution and a dozen years after Republicans vaulted into control of Congress, a new CNN poll finds most Americans still agree with the bedrock conservative premise that, as the Gipper put it, “government is not the answer to our problems—government is the problem.”

The poll released Friday also showed that an overwhelming majority of Americans perceive, correctly, that the size and cost of government have gone up in the past four years, when Republicans have had a grip on the House of Representatives, the Senate and the White House.

I’ve made this case before, that the Republicans, especially those in the Senate, have strayed so far from the conservative agenda that got most of them elected, that they’re starting to act like most Democrats do.  Because of this, in order for the left to attack, they have to attack them from the right.  Democrats cannot hit Republicans from the left because that will not get many people elected… but if they hit Republicans from the right, they can be successful. 

Now, the media is attempting to make Republicans out to be the intrusive party.  I can’t say that I disagree that the Republicans have become too intrusive in our lives, while completely ignoring states’ rights, but I certainly understand that the Democrats are for a far far far bigger and more intrusive government. 

America is a conservative country.  That doesn’t mean it’s a Republican country… but it’s conservative.  One doesn’t have to look further than overwhelming support for the border fence or tax cuts.  If you need more evidence…

Queried about their views on the role of government, 54 percent of the 1,013 adults polled said they thought it was trying to do too many things that should be left to individuals and businesses. Only 37 percent said they thought the government should do more to solve the country’s problems.

Republicans should cut taxes furhter… shut down illegal immigration… open up markets… produce our own energy (oil and alternative)… enact tougher laws against sex offenders… reform social security… reform medicare… reform the tax code.  Don’t you guys see?  Americans will reward you for staying out of their lives.