Political Quotes

“according to a recently updated Congressional Research Service [CRS] report, after nearly 1 full year in office, President Clinton has failed to fill 53.3 percent of the top positions at the Department of Commerce, 41.3 percent of the top positions at the Pentagon, and 36.7 percent of the top positions at the Department of Justice. These abundant vacancies, according to CRS, rank the Commerce, Defense, and Justice Departments as the three executive agencies with the highest level of unfilled positions in the Clinton administration. By contrast, the Departments of Housing and Urban Development [HUD], Health and Human Services [HHS], and the Department of Labor [DOL] ranked as the three agencies with the fewest remaining vacancies. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that an administration fills the positions it considers the most important first. Actions speak louder than words. The Clinton administration's actions of the past year clearly demonstrate that all the tough talk and political rhetoric about being a new Democrat is, in fact, just talk. The facts show that ensuring a healthy business climate, maintaining a strong and ready military, and fighting crime with a fair and effective justice system rank at the bottom of Mr. Clinton's priorities. You simply cannot develop and implement policies in these vitally important areas without the people in place to do it.”