A new Gallup Poll, conducted June 9-10, finds 55% of Americans saying they disapprove of the government’s investing $50 billion in General Motors to make the government the majority owner of that automaker.

Government, with the help of organizations like ACORN, forced banks to lend money to people who could not afford a home, and did so at sub prime rates.

In the battle between conservatives and statists, a fundamental difference seems to lie in the meaning of a concept found in the Declaration of Independence.