They want small government because they want to do whatever they feel like doing with no interference, but they are completely liberal in every other way.
You can identify them because they're always bragging that they're the most conservative one around :), but they never show any allegiance to conservative causes other than less spending, and less interference in their lives. Small government liberals.........that's why they use the same tactics and even language of the extreme leftists. They're on the same side.
We want small gubbermint because we do not trust gubbermint nor those that cheerlead it -- like you.