I think this brings up a good point of discussion.
Has the state of American energy improved since we have a cabinet level Department of Energy??
Has the state of American education improved, since Jimmy Carter created the Department of Education??
Apply this and other similar tests to all government agencies. Have they improved the situation in the areas they are supposed to be overseeing; are they administering government regulations in these areas appropriately?
Have certain government agencies, perhaps created to solve particular problems, actually solved problems so that such agencies are not needed anymore???
It seems like it is unthinkable to some people, that we would ever actually abolish a government agency, or rein in an agency such as EPA which seems to have become an entity out of control.
I want Michelle Bachmann for Secretary of Education for the same reason Sarah Palin wants to be Secretary of Energy; to shut it down.