What is this "smaller government" thing, anyway? There are 535 voting members of Congress (House and Senate, combined), and ONE President. There are 330 MILLION citizens of the United States.
As the population grows, the number of legislators grows as well. This was outlined in Article One of the United States Constitution, and is how it has always been.
While I agree that certain government agencies have too much power, I have no qualms with the SIZE of government. It's logical that as the population grows, the number of people employed by the government should grow.