During this holiday season, Scrooge is still with us, and this time he wants government to deny the American Dream to countless hard-working folks.

After all, Scrooge lies at the heart of the so-called "anti-sprawl" movement. While being against "sprawl" sounds very nice, in reality, it is nothing more than an ugly, cheerless streak of selfishness--a case of I've got mine and I'm going to stop others from succeeding, particularly in my backyard.

During this holiday season, Scrooge is still with us, and this time he wants government to deny the American Dream to countless hard-working folks.

After all, Scrooge lies at the heart of the so-called "anti-sprawl" movement. While being against "sprawl" sounds very nice, in reality, it is nothing more than an ugly, cheerless streak of selfishness--a case of I've got mine and I'm going to stop others from succeeding, particularly in my backyard.