AP doesn’t know the difference between ‘government’ and ‘big government’

Published June 1, 2010 4:00am ET



Suddenly, the Associated Press sounds as obtuse as some of the smirking liberal columnists who apparently thought the Tea Party was not a “limited government” movement but a “no government” movement:

All along the Gulf Coast, where the tea party thrives and “socialism” is a common description for any government program, conservatives who usually denounce federal activism suddenly are clamoring for it.

Uh, gee, perhaps what they’re clamoring for is for government to start performing one of its legitimate roles, instead of the myriad of illegitimate ones in which it routinely meddles?

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