( CNN ) -- The latest problems with the IRS witch hunt , the seizure of phone records from The Associated Press , the conflicting Benghazi stories and disastrous attempts to enforce Obamacare may all seem unrelated , but they are not . Each of these events is the direct byproduct of two central philosophies of the Obama administration -- the massive expansion of the size and power of the federal government and a lack of trust in the American people . These scandals were bound to happen . In fact , it was inevitable , and there will be more . President Obama has grown the size , the scope , the debt and the power of the federal government to such irresponsible proportions that problems like these are an inevitable result . Lord Acton famously noted that `` Power tends to corrupt , and absolute power corrupts absolutely . '' In a pathetic attempt to defend President Obama , another noted statesman , David Axelrod , said that the president could n't possibly know about all these scandals because `` the government is so vast . '' Therein lies the problem . The government is so vast . Just a few years ago , President Clinton assured us that the era of big government was over . He could not have been more wrong . Now we have not just big government , but big brother running big government . We do n't know what the president knew of these matters before they became public , and it strains credulity to suggest that his top political advisers were in the dark . But again , when you grow government this big , these kinds of scandals are inevitable , and he bears the responsibility for that . Are these scandals the byproduct of liberalism or incompetence ? I 'd say the answer to that question is yes , both . The Obama presidency , and liberalism in general , are based on not trusting the American people -- a belief that big government is better for people . The latest scandals show why liberalism and big government do n't work . The scandals cut at the core ideology of the Obama presidency . Indeed , these issues are n't just the failure of an individual , but the failure of a system in which liberals put too much trust in big government . Look at liberalism across every issue , from healthcare to energy to spending , and one thing is crystal clear : Liberals do n't believe in the dynamic and transformative power of freedom . Bigger government and more power in the hands of a few means the interests of the public will be violated . Many are wondering aloud if these scandals will tarnish Obama 's legacy or weaken his presidency or cause his popularity to drop . Some of that will probably occur , but it 's not the ever-charming Obama who will suffer the most from these scandals . No , fortunately the biggest loser here will be the paternalistic big government liberalism that Obama has foisted upon us . We need leaders who have more confidence in the American people , and more skepticism for big government . Maybe we can get Clinton to pronounce the second end of the era of big government ? It 's time for Big Brother to be put down . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Gov . Bobby Jindal .
Gov . Bobby Jindal : There 's a common element in woes of Obama administration . He says controversies flow out of a belief in the power of big government . Clinton : Bill Clinton predicted end of popularity of big government ; Obama has restored it .