Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin gave the Republican reponse to the president's State of the Union address. Below is part of it:

"We believe government’s role is both vital and limited – to defend the nation from attack and provide for the common defense … to secure our borders… to protect innocent life… to uphold our laws and Constitutional rights … to ensure domestic tranquility and equal opportunity … and to help provide a safety net for those who cannot provide for themselves."

Of course, the foregoing is a paraphrase of both the Constitution's preamble and the Constitution's opening sentences of Article I, Section 8. What Ryan left out of both of those is "general welfare" which in both instances comes right after "common defense". I guess the word welfare (especially if it's general) is too strong a medicine for Republicans to swallow.