Message Number: |
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From: |
Andrew Skol <askol Æ umich.edu> |
Date: |
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:39:50 -0500 |
Subject: |
Re: Bush's Cabinet resignations |
Does anyone expect Rummy to go? If anyone should be fired and not
resign, I think it is he. But then again this might send the message
that a mistake (or dare we say, mistakes) was made in Iraq. And as
George made quite clear during debate number 2, this is not the case.
Andrew
Matthew Rudary wrote:
> Yes, this is fairly common. The two links below list the cabinet
> members under Reagan and Clinton. Clinton had 6 posts change in 1997,
> and Reagan had 7 change in 1985, not to mention several changes in
> other years under both presidents.
>
> http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0101271.html
> http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0101275.html
>
> Matt
>
> Fish wrote:
>
>> Erin Frey wrote:
>>
>>> Has anyone heard about the Cabinet resignations? (ie. Colin Powell)
>>> Bush said it was due to burnout, I wonder what is really going on?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Here's the NyTimes article:
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/15/politics/15cnd-cabi.html?ei
94&en=e6d4c24b00751519&hp=&ex 00581200&adxnnl=1&partner=homepage&adxnnlx
00544873-2i0tPh9wO+HdhCd+XqVLKA
>>
>>
>> What I don't know is how common this is. Did Clinton's cabinet have
>> similar turnover? Reagan's?
>>
>> B-
>>
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