I'm very disappointed. All this guy seems to be able to do is grow government in every way imaginable. Police powers are increasing greatly. Federalization of education and airports. Caving on the "stimulas" package. Government increasing by 14% next year, 200 more "firearms prosecutors".
What gave you that idea? He was on the record as recommending something like 4% growth, spread out unevenly. If you thought he was running on shrinking government, you were mistaken. If you thought he would reduce the rate of growth, then you chose wisely, but we will never have an objective measure of that, because we don't know what a Gore Admin with a Dem senate would have spent. My guess would be more.
I'm very disappointed.
I can't imagine why. Our system is run by the will of the people. What made you think the same populace that elected Clinton twice, and very nearly elected Gore (he did get more votes nation-wide, after all) would suddenly demand spending cuts, tax cuts and conservative reforms of education. The very idea is laughable. Maybe you set yourself up to be dissapointed. Abraham Lincoln once said "Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed." That is what we are dealing with here, folks.