Matthew Perdue writes:

> Quoting Mark W. Everson from his New York Times article:
>  
> "The best candidates for relocation would be departments like Homeland
> Security and Veterans Affairs, which are more involved in operating
> government than in making policy."
>  
> Yet another demonstration that some folks at the New York Times do not
> understand the functions of government. The Department of Homeland 
> Security (DHS) requires constant sharing of information from the CIA, NSA 
> and the Department of Defense. The Director of DHS must report to the 
> President daily if requested, and almost always in person.

I dislike being the group's curmudgeon, but the NY Times said no such thing. 
That suggestion was wholly that of the former comissioner of the IRS. The NY 
Times only provided him the space to say it.

You simply imposed your own biases on the text and reacted to them, not 
what was written.

Wirt Atmar

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