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...That's a civics lesson that is oftenforgotten," Thornburgh says...
Looking out the window from his office with itsview of Kirkland House, Thornburgh could say hehas learned his lesson well...
...Thornburgh got his start in politics in 1969when he was appointed U.S. attorney for westernPennsylvania. The young Thornburgh quickly won aname for himself as he aggressively attackedorganized crime, corruption, drug trafficking andpornography. As a result of his strong anti-crimestance, in 1975 he was appointed by President Fordto the post of Assistant Attorney General of theU.S., in charge of the Justice Department'sCriminal Division...
Ending his tour as Assistant U.S. AttorneyGeneral in 1977, the Yale graduate decided to trya run as his party's candidate for governor ofPennsylvania. Facing a strong Democratic opponentwho held an early 30-point lead in aoverwhelmingly Democratic state, Thornburgh wageda tough campaign to win the post he would hold forthe next eight years...
...governor in 1979, Thornburgh quicklyembarked on his platform to reduce taxes and theamount of state expenditures. During hiseight-year term he cut state income and businesstaxes by $1 billion over three years and fired15,000 state employees. He further reducedgovernment expenditures by kicking what helabelled able bodied adults off the welfare rollsand passing laws restricting the amount of medicalcost assistance...