Fred Barnes Has An Idea For Shaking Up The Bush Administration
Fred Barnes thinks some things need to change within the Bush administration:
It’s time for President Bush to think about a third term. No, he doesn’t need to overturn the Constitution. He can start the equivalent of his third term now, by filling his presidential staff and cabinet with new faces–or old faces in new positions–and by concentrating on new or forgotten initiatives. The goal: rejuvenation of his presidency by shocking the media and political community with a sweeping overhaul of his administration. The impact would be enormous because it’s exactly what his foes have been demanding and exactly what he is not expected to do. And it would give him a chance to escape the political doldrums that may otherwise doom his presidency through its final 34 months.
I think he’s exactly right. This is something I’ve talked about before here on Say Anything. President Bush has essentially the same team that he put in place after being sworn into office in 2001 working with him today. Some of these people, like Chief of Staff Andrew Card, are working in positions that normally see turnover every two or three years in other administrations. Given the Bush administration’s frustratingly lackluster performance of late some change doesn’t sound like such a bad idea.
Here is Barnes’ ideas for what should happen:
