Is it hypocritical for those who scream for smaller government, to be critical that the federal government hasn't stepped in to take over the oil spill efforts?

Is it hypocritical for those who scream for smaller government, to be critical that the federal government hasn't stepped in to take over the oil spill efforts?

 

Is it hypocritical for those who scream for more government to make excuses for a federal government that hasn't stepped in to take over the oil spill efforts?

Is it hypocritical for those who scream for smaller government, to be critical that the federal government hasn't stepped in to take over the oil spill efforts?

 

Depends.

 

Though some of us prefer smaller government, it doesn't mean we want or expect *no* government, which equates to lawlessness/anarchyl. These are the types of situations where the government should be stepping in to protect our lands/waters, IMHO, as it's the reason we fund them in the first place. Though this threat wasn't from an enemy, or a bomb, per say, it *IS* a threat to our waters and land nonetheless, and it's their job to protect/defend it above all else. If they could step in and prevent further damage and/or fix this, but aren't, that would probably make quite a few people angry, myself included. However, I'm not sure what they can do apart from what they're already doing as I do believe they are assisting in this and have been for quite some time.

When I posed this question, I thought of it from two totally different perspectives.

 

1) The Coast Guard saying yesterday that even if we wanted to, we don't own the equipment necessary to make this happen. Basically that government is some respect, is not big enough in this area to be able to assist. So do we, as a society, want a bigger govt that has the tools and resources to respond to issues such as these?

 

2) I think back to some of those people screaming about welfare and govt spending, but don't take away my medicare or social security.

Is it hypocritical for those who scream for smaller government, to be critical that the federal government hasn't stepped in to take over the oil spill efforts?

 

 

Speaking just about the people here, the "small government" people could better be described as "appropriate sized government". It is more of a case by case basis on what is, and is not, an appropriate roll for the government. I will be surprised if anyone here suggests that a smaller government inspection team is appropriate.

Is it hypocritical for those who scream for more government to make excuses for a federal government that hasn't stepped in to take over the oil spill efforts?

Frankly, at this point, yes.

Frankly, at this point, yes.

 

Um, no. Not at all.