[SeekAndFind]

RE: “if I’m President I’ll get rid of XYZ Department.” Right . . . sure you will (won’t).

I don’t think a President on his own can eliminate ANY department that was created by an act of Congress and signed into law by a previous President.

In other words, the President can only use his bully pulpit. The LAW TO ELIMINATE A DEPARTMENT still has to come from Congress.

[AtlasStalled]

“In other words, the President can only use his bully pulpit. The LAW TO ELIMINATE A DEPARTMENT still has to come from Congress.”

You’re right. But a few lines in a stump speech during campaign season hardly constitutes aggressive lobbying by a President against Congress, and if the President REALLY doesn’t like the department XYZ he doesn’t have to request funding for it or make appointments to it. The President is not a potted plant.

[cripplecreek]

That's why they call them Campaign promises. Everybody promises more than they can deliver but its really about whether we believe they'll actually try.

I personally think the man is sincere in his desire to try.