New Hampshire: Iowa

The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified."

-President Barack Obama, 1/20/09

So, is this working yet? Or is this yet another sign that when government gets too big, it can be abused?  When big government effectively isolates those that govern from those that pay for it, there is no way for the individual taxpayer to hold the highest accountable?

Michelle nails the Diva:

And, of course, it's the double-barreled hypocrisy. There's the eco-hypocrisy of the Democratic leader who wags her finger at the rest of us for our too-big carbon footprints, and crusades for massive taxes and regulation to reduce global warming.