That was the theme inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum -- it was officially "We Built This!" Night, and so every speaker labored to somehow work in their blatant, intentional misreading of President Obama's clumsily attempted riff on how small businesses thrive with new roads and good schools. Whatever the president did or didn't mean, there was no mistaking the Republican message: They believe America only functions when a government -- one that's as small and lightly funded as possible -- gets the hell out of the way.