] So maybe we can stop having the tiresome argument over ] Big Government vs. Small Government. The Republicans have ] shown themselves to be no different from the Democrats on ] that score. ] ] The argument was always a little off-point anyway. The ] size of the government matters, but not as much as ] something else - whose side the government is on. Does it ] work for the general public or the favored few? DesMoinesRegister.com | Opinion: Editorial: A short history of government |