The President took us on a journey this week. He took us back to our founding. To the arguments made by our founding fathers when they revolted against England.

He did so when he said “If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that.” He explained that others contributed. Especially government, with infrastructure.

This has been a theme of his. It was a theme when he launched his humungous stimulus package. It funneled most of the money to government and quasi-government jobs. Its message was that government is the best source of economic health. Whenever he sees a problem he first looks to government to solve it. He brags about how government creates jobs. He urges people to seek careers in public service, not business.

He never seems to blame government for any of our ills. Instead, he lambastes various businesses and industries. He proposes heavier taxes on entrepreneurs.

A lot of Americans believe he is right. That all help comes from government. Or should. Many Americans believed it at the time of the Revolution. These were the Americans who wanted the colonies to stay with England.

They believed all power and goodness came from the king. They believed that it was the king who should dole out any rights they might enjoy.