Millie's Cabinet Position

[Zylo]

See, if Millie was in that position a few years back, the war with Iraq would never have started.

[IRT_BMT_IND]

LOL..That One was great. I can picture her doing that. <br>(I didn't know the states had cabinet ministers. You'd think it would sound to imperial for them)

[Zaaphod]

<!--QuoteBegin-IRT_BMT_IND+May 26 2004, 02:47 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (IRT_BMT_IND @ May 26 2004, 02:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> (I didn't know the states had cabinet ministers. You'd think it would sound to imperial for them) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> We have (or I should say the president has) a cabinet, but we don't call the members ministers. We call them secretaries; as in Secretary of State (Colin Powell), Secretary of Defense (Donald Rumsfeld), etc.<br>

[Burning Sheep Productions]

Lol, what's a cabinet?

[Zylo]

It's a group of advisors in specific areas that help advise the president and are selected by the president. Sec. of State runs defense, Sec. of Education runs education, Sec. of the Interior runs our parks, etc.<br><br>That's a brief explanation.

[Medved]

or its a little place somewhere in your house where you keep things <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> <br><br>good Explanation DraganFox

[norsenerd]

<!--QuoteBegin-DraganFox+May 27 2004, 04:22 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (DraganFox @ May 27 2004, 04:22 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Sec. of State runs defense <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> ?????<br><br>I thought the state department ran dimlomatics while the defense department ran war.<br><br>The departments or ministries (depends on the country) are most of the burocracy of the national government.<br><br>Here's a question for you Americans:<br><br>If we have a Department of Defencse why do we need a Department of Homeland Security?

[Dr. Dos]

Because our state governor needed something to do.

[Doctor Fred]

Maybe they store the treaties in there.

[Softpaw]

<!--QuoteBegin-norsenerd+May 27 2004, 12:23 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (norsenerd @ May 27 2004, 12:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> If we have a Department of Defencse why do we need a Department of Homeland Security? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Because Bush decided he needed more of a legacy, plus an excuse to rush through more versions of that evil piece of legislation known as the Patriot Act.

[Henohenomoheji]

<!--QuoteBegin-Doctor Fred+May 28 2004, 05:31 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Doctor Fred @ May 28 2004, 05:31 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Maybe they store the treaties in there. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> you mean they have candy and they're not sharing it with us?!<br><br>Those fiends!

[Muninn]

Is there a secretary of secretaries?

[norsenerd]

There is a minisry of ministries in France.<br><br>American buorocracy realy isn't that involved compared to other first world nations.

[bronte]

Really? I find it super beurocracised (sp?) Admittedly most of what I know about american politics I learnt from "The West Wing" <br><br>But then I'm from a country where we only have one house, and no lobbyists and only 120 members in the house.