Good intentions mask bad government intervention

Good intentions are not the same thing as good results. Nowhere is this as clear, consistently, as in matters of government policies. Failed government policy is without question a bipartisan affair, but liberals and progressives tend to hide behind their intentions far more than conservative lawmakers do — and to resist any effort to be held accountable for the unintended consequences. The Obama administration is a repeat offender. The biggest legislative initiative of President Obama's nearly

Good intentions are not the same thing as good results. Nowhere is this as clear, consistently, as in matters of government policies. Failed government policy is without question a bipartisan affair, but liberals and progressives tend to hide behind their intentions far more than conservative lawmakers do — and to resist any effort to be held accountable for the unintended consequences. The Obama administration is a repeat offender. The biggest legislative initiative of President Obama's nearly…