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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (20486)	8/3/2001 8:46:24 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

I received a letter from Ted Kennedy's office once thanking me for a letter I never sent!

To: Lane3 who wrote (20486)	8/3/2001 8:52:47 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Actually, you are right, answering letters is a legitimate job. What is needed is not nickel and dime stuff, but the evaluation of agencies, bureaus, and departments, and willingness to eliminate, consolidate, and generally prune. We should not have a Department of Labor and a separate Department of Commerce, for example. We do not need a Department of Education or Transportation. All of these things can consolidate their useful functions, or be down- sized to agencies. The federal government legitimately collects statistics, sets some regulations, and administers grants, but there is no need for functions that are duplicative with state activities or best performed in the private sector, like trade initiatives or management research..........