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President's Cabinet's Accomplishments

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Rocket River, Sep 10, 2007.

  1. Rocket River

    Rocket River Member

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    My Question is simple. What have they done of note during their tenure?
    we are so concerned with Iraq, etc

    Alot of these departments are over looked. . . .
    What have they been doing during this time

    Rocket River

    Here they go:


    http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html

    What has each Accomplished in their Areas?

    Department of Agriculture : Secretary Mike Johanns

    Department of the Interior: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

    Department of Commerce: Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

    Department of Justice: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales [Resigned]

    Department of Defense: Secretary Robert M. Gates

    Department of Labor: Secretary Elaine Chao

    Department of Education: Secretary Margaret Spellings

    Department of State : Secretary Condoleezza Rice

    Department of Energy: Secretary Samuel W. Bodman

    Department of Transportation: Secretary Mary E. Peters

    Department of Health &: Secretary Michael O. Leavitt
    Human Services

    Department of the Treasury: Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

    Department of Veterans Affairs: Secretary Jim Nicholson

    Department of Housing &: Secretary Alphonso Jackson
    Urban Development


    Cabinet Rank Members
    United States Trade Representative : Ambassador Susan Schwab

    Office of Management and Budget: Jim Nussle

    Environmental Protection Agency: Stephen Johnson

    Office of National Drug Control Policy : John Walters
     
  2. SamFisher

    SamFisher Member

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    Who really cares?

    It's obvious where the president has delegated power and even more obvious as to how badly this has failed, and finally it is most obvious why.
     
  3. danny317

    danny317 Member

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    you forgot Office of Faith Based Initiatives.

    dont know who was in charge but the #2 man (David Kuo) quit and wrote a book about how the office was a sham used by the GOP to garner votes from christians. im not surprized though. karl rove, you sly fox...
     
  4. danny317

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    surprized the EPA cabinet position still exists :eek:

    i dont think theyll be able to garner many votes from the tree huggers :D
     
  5. Rocket River

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    I guess my thing is. . have they done *anything* significant

    Dept of Ed. . last I heard from them was No Child Left Behind
    and all I did was HEAR didn't see much actions
    I figured maybe something worth something fell under the radar

    Are these people just holding positions?
    What do they do on a daily?
    What initiatives have they pushed?

    Rocket River
     
  6. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"
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    I think there was action -- just talk to a K-12 teacher sometime.

    No Child Left Behind: Children Left Behind.
     
  7. Deckard

    Deckard Blade Runner
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    No kidding. Ask a Texas teacher what he/she thinks of the testing regimen they've been burdened with, and how they have to teach to the test, skipping subjects you and I had in school, leading to students without a broad foundation of learning. I've talked to teachers who have had "special needs" children in their classes, and yet those children's scores were factored into the class testing results, which, these days, is how a teacher is evaluated. It is a nightmare.




    D&D. Impeach Goofus and His Buddy.
     
  8. danny317

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    my roommate is a hs math teacher. he tells me "no child left behind" is a joke.
     

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