[Dawnsblood]

Gotta disagree... cuting Gov is the right thing to do... Bush has failed there

[ohioWfan]

So did Reagan. That was my only point.

Reagan campaigned on cutting government and failed BIG time.

Bush, at least, didn't make that the cornerstone of his campaign, so his 'failure' is a matter of political realism and not failed promises.

(I'm not saying that I agree..........just stating the case that Reagan did not shrink government at all).

[DrDeb]

". . . cutting Gov is the right thing to do... Bush has failed there"


Please provide us with an example of a CUT in government growth and spending during the Reagan era!

FYI: Reagan still holds the record for the highest deficit as percentage of GDP . . . Additionally, his talk of eliminating federal departments, e.g., the Department of Education, lasted exactly ONE year!

[nopardons]

Reagan did NOT cut government at all.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Gotta disagree... cuting Gov is the right thing to do... Bush has failed there

It wasn't one of his promises. Reagan promised to cut the size of government, but it's been growing since FDR.