Bush's Larger Federal Government

This is a quote from an article by a Newsweek writer:

"Hurricane Katrina is a wake-up call. It is time to get serious. We need to secure the homeland, fight terrorism and have an effective foreign policy to advance our interests and our ideals. We also need a world-class education system, a great infrastructure and advancement in science and technology.

For all its virtues, the private sector cannot accomplish all this. Wal-Mart and Federal Express cannot devise a national energy policy for the United States. For that and for much else, we need government. We already pay for it. Can somebody help us get our money's worth?"

This is a link to the entire article:
Newsweek Writer Article

Basically, the article says that Bush's federal government is larger, but yet less efficient. I think we've all seen evidence of that lately. Not just Katrina, but does anyone see a real plan being revealed or executed in Iraq? If there is a plan, this administration does not see fit to share it with the rest of us. We need an intellectual attack on this country's challenges and world problems, not a simplistic redneck philosophy. Trust me, Al Gore would have approached our problems intellectually and with compassion. He may not have been the most charismatic leader, but he is a very smart and good man. Bush is certainly charismatic to me, one needs actual brainpower to have lasting charisma. This world's problems are incredibly complex, and we need a think-tank environment and approach to even come close to offering solutions. Think-tanks don't usually include rednecks and religious fanatics.

How did we get in this predicament? In my opinion, two reasons:
1) We as a nation did not approach the 2000 election objectively.
2) Clinton disgusted most Americans with the Lowinski scandal, and they chose Bush instead of Clinton's vice president.

Therefore, we thought that Bush's "I'm a religious good guy" image appealed to us... at the moment. I'm saying "we" symbolically, because I never once considered voting for a Republican, let alone Bush. blech....

So, now we have a Republican agenda, isn't that just special? Please regain your sanity America, and vote for the Democrat next time. Other than Clinton's scandal, he did some great things. He got rid of the deficit, for god sake! If he'd had a Democratic majority in congress, he could have done more. In fact, I hope Hillary is our next president. She'd definitely kick our country's ass back into shape. And she'd have Bill's brainpower to draw on. Imagine... an intelligent president again.