Big government conservatives like Focus on the Family always push the GOP to embrace big government whenever they take power. Here's how it works:1. Republicans gain control based on promises of limited government.2. We get a few years of somewhat limited government, especially if the president is a Democrat.3. We then watch the biggest statists in America -- social conservatives -- demand that the federal government "do something" about every perceived social ill in America.4. We then watch the GOP respond to social con threats by becoming 100% statist. Every time the GOP gains ascendancy, it eventually decides it ought to use the power of the federal government to force "conservative" (in quotes because big government is never conservative) goals.5. We then kick the statists out of power.6. We then watch the GOP at least pretend to believe in small government (many in the coalition will simply wish to limit power of Dems, thus forming an accidental coalition).7. Repeat.