Could it be true? Without a funeral, “New Federalism” is dead? And the executioner is a Republican president?
It’s hard to believe, but William Fulton, in his California-based Planning and Development Report, suggests we’re seeing at least a flashback to the 1960s. There’s reason, he suggests, to see George Bush as a Lyndon Johnson-style, “Washington-Knows-Best” politico, dictating to state and local governments, ditching ideas of shared federal responsibilities and leaving critical decisions to local officials.
Here are some excerpts from Fulton’s analysis –
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