>What's ironic is that the Bush administration, while paying tribute to Reagan, has turned his principles on their head. They are all for big government when it can further enrich the rich or advance their social agenda. Ronnie would be spinning in his grave if he knew what these guys are doing.

Now there is something on which we agree <s> Though of course Reagan's era wasn't the shining city on the hill of "smaller government" his most devoted acolytes would like to believe it was. But Bush II has *really* turned his back on Goldwaterism.


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>>I think in this case they set out to prove just how bad govt is at doing these things. I don't think Iraq is a typical case. There was no effort whatsoever to place proper controls in place for handling the doling of funds. As well as putting people in place who no experience in anything to do with rebuilding. Although they did have experience as a Republican party member.
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>>Regan made the statement about how bad big govt is. And this admin has set out to prove that point at every step of the way.
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>>>>>The waste and fraud that has been seen in the reconstruction effort is a pretty good example of big government being inefficient in delivering a lot of services.
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>>>>Nope, it's the private businesses to which the government work was outsourced.
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>>>But that's the point - big government decides how to dole out public money and does it badly. ( Iraq reconstruction being another good example )