The alarming expansion of government

It's not just the Obama administration and the current Congress that are trying and generally succeeding in expanding government. California's legislature produced roughly a thousand bills in the recently concluded legislative year, most of which were signed by the governor. They did the same the year before.

The California legislature is dominated by Democrats, mostly liberal ones. The same is true of the current U.S. Congress and the Obama administration, as most everyone knows.

Liberals see the United States as needing a lot of work. Health care needs to be reformed. Energy policy is lacking. Americans pollute the atmosphere, forests and rivers. We're too bellicose. If we were kinder to Iran and North Korea we'd have less to fear. Our main enemies are on Wall Street. People who work there make too much money, and besides they're dishonest. Insurance and drug companies and banks make too much money, and their executives are way overpaid.

To correct these perceived problems, liberals think we need lots of new laws and regulations. Until the next election, expect more government.