Ari Fleischer doesn't want the conservative wave to crest any time, you know, soon:

"If Republicans push too hard, we may blow our chances to actually reform entitlements and meaningfully roll back the size of government after the 2012 elections."

Until then, expect a meaningless roll-back of the size of government.

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