The Post Tells Us It's About "the Size and Role of Government"

In a front page news article the Post told readers that the debt ceiling battle was really a battle over "the size and role of government." Is this something their mother told them?

I didn't see anyone in this debate arguing for "big government." If there is anyone in the country who supports big government as a matter of principle, they have a seriously losing electoral position.

In the real world the battle is over specific programs. And, apart from the military, there is overwhelming...