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News this week of the first departure of a Cabinet secretary from the Obama administration comes amid a wide-ranging effort under the new chief of staff, William M. Daley, to repair badly frayed relations between the White House and the Cabinet.
I guess he's been too busy..throwing parties, shooting baskets, teeing off.
I am Gobbsmacked!
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"One of the first things he said to me was, 'I want to see these people more often,' " Daley said in an interview.
Part of the problem, people on both sides said, has been an abundance of issue specialists - the "czars" - who manage matters on the environment and the economy within the West Wing. "The White House loops people out. The czars keep people from getting in," said one senior Democratic official who has fielded such complaints from three agency heads. "The level of frustration is pretty high."
I guess he's been too busy..throwing parties, shooting baskets, teeing off.
I am Gobbsmacked!
Now he has a cabinet "czar".
I think the over utilization of "Czars" cannot be overstated. Who actually is in charge?
From your Washington Post link:
"Part of the problem, people on both sides said, has been an abundance of issue specialists - the "czars" - who manage matters on the environment and the economy within the West Wing. "The White House loops people out. The czars keep people from getting in," said one senior Democratic official who has fielded such complaints from three agency heads. "The level of frustration is pretty high."
"White House moving to repair troubled relationship with Cabinet"
I think the over utilization of "Czars" cannot be overstated. Who actually is in charge?
From your Washington Post link:
"Part of the problem, people on both sides said, has been an abundance of issue specialists - the "czars" - who manage matters on the environment and the economy within the West Wing. "The White House loops people out. The czars keep people from getting in," said one senior Democratic official who has fielded such complaints from three agency heads. "The level of frustration is pretty high."
"White House moving to repair troubled relationship with Cabinet"
His Czars seem to be in place to circumvent "official" channels, since they are unconfirmed and unaccountable.
Anyone remember Paul O'Neil? Colin Powell? Christie Todd Whitman?
Not to be picking on Bush, because we can go through every cabinet in history and find cabinet relationships of note that might have stood a little repair work.
Anyone remember Paul O'Neil? Colin Powell? Christie Todd Whitman?
Not to be picking on Bush, because we can go through every cabinet in history and find cabinet relationships of note that might have stood a little repair work.
OK lefties: are you prepared to admit that the man is an epic disaster yet?
Come on now, you know better then that. No they do not, the excuses will be made forever, and they do get rather old, and stale don't they. And they have been drinking something a bit stronger then kool-aid, and they continue to drink.
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