Is Thomas Edsall the High Priest of Loser Liberalism?

Thomas Edsall does the classic caricature of the debate between liberals and conservatives telling readers:

"Looked at another way, the two sides are fighting over what the role of government in redistributing resources from the affluent to the needy should and shouldn't be."

This is absolutely not true. The government decides how to structure the market. It decisions in this area swamp the impact of the redistributive policies that liberals and conservatives often fight over.

For example...