"All Democrats want to increase the size and scope of government."   I've got news for you:  All of us most certainly do not!  Democrats I know want want to get the government out of people's person lives and affairs, and have regulations only when industries can't or won't regulate themselves.  But really, in the end, when conservatives say "Limit the size of government," what they really mean is "No new taxes."  They really aren't concerned about much else.  They are terrified that their hard-earned money will be socialized.