In the space of less than two hours I heard that phrase twice on the TV today.
First on Fast Money (CNBC) it was used in describing the banks and the government being in bed with each other.
On the Glenn Beck show (FOX) it was used when referring to the US Treasury buying our government debt.
Before it’s all over, the phrase “We’re from the government and we’re hear to help” will be tarnished orders of magnitude more then it is now. At the moment it appears the tarnish is being slightly removed; don’t worry it’s coming back.