■ Cabinet members are screaming to White House personnel chief Bruce Lindsey for warm bodies to fill important Administration positions. However, diversity is getting in the way. Evans & Novak report that Susan Thomases, a New York left-wing activist and unpaid Clinton advisor with White House pass, has pushed pal Hillary Clinton to enforce de-facto quota law—one minority or woman for every white male. . . . Despite those empty desks number of overall government employment has grown steadily. There are now more people working in government in America than in U.S. manufacturing industry—18.2 million to 18.1 million, reports Institute for Policy Innovation. . . . Similar to Tax Freedom Day, Cost of Government Day, established by Americans for Tax Reform, is when citizens are free from burdens of not only taxes but onerous government regulations as well. Date to be announced in April is expected to be in late June. . . . Ballyhoo over Bill Clinton’s strict ethics guidelines seems to be exaggerated. Executive order preventing White House revolving door for lobbyists effects only about 20 top advisors. . . . Top aide to Commerce Secretary Ron Brown is Robert Stein, who led fund-raising operation for Alan Cranston that led to former senator’s censure by the Senate. … So far Bill Clinton has gone longer into his first term without a press conference than any President since Dwight Eisenhower. Press secretary Dee Dee Myers said about when to expect one: “I think this year is a safe bet.” . . . Although Secretary of State Warren Christopher said ambassadorships would not go to big-money contributors, Democratic Party First Lady Pamela Harriman is likely to become ambassador to France. . . . Joint Chiefs chairman Colin Powell rumored to have said he would leave his post earlier than scheduled if Mr. Clinton wants someone more amenable to cuts in Defense and lifting the ban on gays in the military. . . . Meanwhile, on the Right, former deputy assistant secretary for legislation at HHS, Marshall Wittmann, who is Jewish, moves over to head legislative affairs for the Christian Coalition.
■ Pro-life Pennsylvania Gov. Robert Casey (muzzled at Democratic Convention) addressed House subcommittee considering Freedom of Choice Act. Casey was the only pro-life witness to address hearing. Rep. David Bonior, among those congressional Democrats who oppose bill, said recently, “this legislation would virtually guarantee abortion on demand.” . . . When Margaret Thatcher coined the phrase “nanny state” she didn’t expect to be taken seriously. Two New York state Conservative Party lawmakers of all people, Joseph Delfino and Suzanne Swanson, have proposed a law that would require nannies and au pairs to be licensed by the state. … At centuries-old, women’s Smith College, the term “freshmen” has been replaced by “first-year students.”
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