[My2Cents]

Your point is a valid one, but the reality is that even a President has to pick his fights wisely. Why didn't Ronald Reagan get rid of the Dept. of Education like he'd promised? Answer: He had bigger fish to fry (tax cuts, and military build-up in his grand strategy to end Soviet communism). My respect for Reagan isn't diminished by the fact he didn't go to the mat on defunding the Dept. of Education.