[SUSSA]

Watt and Donovan were the best of the lot, good conservatives, but both got pushed out. Bennett fought eliminating the Dept. of Education and backed expanding it.

James Baker was a Ford/Bush liberal who never should have had a job in a conservative administration. Howard Baker was even worse. He was a RINO Senator before running for president in 1980. He ran to the left of Bush and dropped out throwing his support to Bush rather than Reagan.

[Dr. Sivana]

James Baker was a Ford/Bush liberal who never should have had a job in a conservative administration. Howard Baker was even worse. He was a RINO Senator before running for president in 1980. He ran to the left of Bush and dropped out throwing his support to Bush rather than Reagan.

Okay, James Baker was a biggie. Howard Baker was only brought in at the very end, during the Iran-Contra kerfuffle. I fear that Reagan's mind was already starting to slip then.