Liberals cheer Wal-Mart's kneecapping of smaller competitors

Wal-Mart has joined forces with Team Obama behind a federal mandate that will squeeze smaller competitors, evoking applause and surprise from liberal bloggers, who declare change is in the air.

But Wal-Mart’s use of Big Government to gain competitive advantage is nothing new, nor is Big Business support for Democrats’ health-care interventions. Rather than lending more credibility to Obama’s health-care reform, Wal-Mart’s endorsement ought to raise more skepticism.