Liberalism has no limiting principles, especially when it comes to growing the size and scope of government and the welfare state.  Conservatism, on the other hand, wants the economy to grow unimpeded.  The only obstacle in its way are taxes and regulations imposed by the government.  This is where competition originates between the public and private sectors – bigger government or bigger economy – that pits the two sectors against each other.  One wants as many people as possible on the government payroll, whereas the other wants to see as many people as possible employed by private enterprises. Everything about the Democrats flows from this premise.  Those who think they are the party of compassion and the underdog are sorely misguided and deluded by decades of the deceptive ideology of liberalism.  From the book Never Enough: America's Limitless Welfare State by William...(Read Full Post)