As he kicked off his run for President this weekend, Texas Governor George W. Bush called for a smaller, more effective government. Bush also called for a stronger military as he made a high-profile appearance in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday. Government should do a few things, and do them well. In Texas, Bush has promoted cooperation between the state government and religious organizations to address social needs. And we get the job done, because limited government works.
Limited government brings focus.
It requires us to put aside posturing and politics to find common ground. Goldsmith is an advocate of public-private competition as a means of improving government services. In Indianapolis, Goldsmith launched competitions for such city services as street sweeping, trash collection and waste water operations. He has also become a nationally recognized leader in public administration circles, appearing before congressional committees and at management seminars to tout the benefits of managed competition. Bush and Goldsmith also share a belief in performance measurement as a public administration tool.