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.