In some ways, this Gallup survey is encouraging; more people think government's role in American society should be limited, although the degree it should be limited is open to interpretation. But after 6 years of Obama, the number of Americans who think the government should be more activist is very close to the mid-line and almost as many who believe government is overreaching. Washington Examiner: When it comes to the role the federal government should play in the lives of the citizenry, Americans are divided, with 35 percent saying they’re opposed to a more active and involved government and 32 percent saying they’re in favor, according to a new Gallup poll. The survey, which was conducted from Sept. 4-7, 2014, shows that the divide in opinion is pretty evenly split, with the remaining one-third falling somewhere in the middle. From the Gallup report: Gallup has asked this question four times since 2010, and each time, Americans have divided...(Read Full Post)