Great solution. It's exactly what Romney did in Mass. Here's one example of a merger below.
As far as reorganization... I think you have been reading the Mitt threads too long.... I know you are virulently anti-Mitt but reorganization is why Romney has been called the best businessman in North America. You are starting to parrot some of his undisputed strengths. He reorganized companies for 20 years as a Venture Capitalist, reorganized the Olympics and did it as well to Departments in Mass. Its how he cut the 3 billion deficit. Romney's way of reorgnaizing and fiscal conservatism is exactly what the Govt. needs. I assume your agreeing with Romney on this point was just an abberation. Please continue on with Mitt Bashing...
From wiki-
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is a state agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is best known for its parks and parkways, formerly belonging to the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM). Under Governor Mitt Romney, the MDC and DEM were merged to form the DCR.
Gimme a break. I could parrot your same arguments for him right up until he won election as Governor (remember, I supported THAT). It was AFTER he held elective office that demonstrated he was incapable at worst and hogtied at best to do what needed to be done. See, because of the fact he shrank the GOP strength even further in the legislature meant that a Republican Governor had no bloc of members to sustain a veto. Even had your boy managed to drag Kerry Healey’s butt to a term of her own, she wouldn’t be able to a damn thing. So again, spare me all the so-called wonderful things that he did, because the proof is in the pudding. He left the place in the worst-off state it has ever been in, and if you think he’d accomplish anything positive for Conservatives and the GOP in DC, you’re dreaming. Anything that would happen positively would be by accident, not on purpose, and would swiftly be changed to make it a negative for us. That’s the Precious Willard Way.
BTW, has your boy suggested closing down or reorganizing federal departments ? I’d love to see the reaction from his liberal buddies if he did. That’s a big no-no.