Oh, and its also worth noting that not only did W never try to abolish any cabinet positions, he CREATED ONE!
On Nov 11, 9:12 am, GregfromBoston <[email protected]> wrote: > 1996 Republican Platform > That is why we will abolish the Department of Education, end federal > meddling in our schools ... > > 1992 Republican Platform > We will also abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, ... > > Of course there is THIS campaign promise which would certainly serve > to ABOLISH much of the Government: > > 2004 Republican Platform > We believe that good government is based on a system of limited taxes > and spending. Furthermore, we believe that the federal government > should be limited and restricted to the functions mandated by the > United States Constitution. The taxation system should not be used to > redistribute wealth or fund ever-increasing entitlements and social > programs. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Thats ONE (and I agree - Dept Ed was and is redundant). No Reagan and > neither Bush. > > The ICC was never acabinetposition and was abolished in 1995. Guess > who the president was? It was HIS idea. Phase 2, Government > Reinvention (see 1995 SOTU). Clinton shut down more government > agencies than any president in history. Bully for him. > > You were saying? -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
