GOP winning the larger argument over government - Greg Sargent

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/republicans-winning-the-larger-argument-over-government/2011/03/03/gIQAnVtupI_blog.html

I think this is true, to some extent but it's also possible that people are just angry and the Republicans are selling anger. People equate "big government" with high taxes, mostly because the two are conflated in speeches so often, so it's no surprise when people are asked in polls about whether they wish the government was larger, they answer no, The reason is they are hearing the question as "do you want to pay higher taxes?"
More accurate is the attitude of people when disasters happen or their 401k sags: government had better get its ass in gear and fix this.
No one was arguing that the country went super liberal in the 2008 election.