In principle I agree with that. Given free reign to make changes, I think Bush would undo the whole New Deal ideology. But we have to take it for what it is, a beginning down the right road.
The socialist changes that were implemented in this country won't be fixed overnight, and the odds are that we won't see much in the way of enhancing personal freedom during Bush's second term. Changing the way people think takes time. Personally, I hope we can stay this course for a few decades straight. People say we have to be bipartisan... not in my book. The other side has been railroading this country for longer than I've been alive, and as far as I'm concerned "turnabout is fair play" and "payback's a B!t(h.)
Exactly. You don't get rid of the Dept. of Ed by threatening to scrap it. You get rid of it by making it possible for people to homeschool, afford private schools, and so trivialize public education that it becomes the equivalent of the "Buggy Bureau."