The Tea Party is Wrong

Despite the Tea Party’s crusade for less government there is ample evidence that what is needed is improved government effectiveness.  The lax enforcement of government regulation is the real issue.  A very good example is our neighbor to the north.  Canada is a nation known for far more stringent regulations than the United States.  Their economy is the envy of the world.  While our GDP was 2.7% in the first quarter of 2010, theirs was 6.1%.  Canadians do not experience the failures of government that are so commonplace in the United States.  As an example: the Minerals Management Agency did not do its job in the Gulf of Mexico.  The Tea party is wrong.  What we need is a dose of efficient government.