"George W. Bush Will Surround Himself With Top People Who Will Advise Him

[Yavin4]

on foreign policy matters. This will compensate for his inexperience in matters of national security."

How many times did we hear that from right wing talking head idiots throughout the 2000 campaign? Wow, those advisors really screwed up this time!

[acmavm]

1. Translation: Georgie will surround himself with foreign policy

incompetants who will devise schemes and plans that will allow them to stuff their pockets at the tax payers expense.

[julka]

2. oh YEAH!!!!@@!!!!!

http://www.csbsju.edu/uspp/Election/bush122900.htm

I LOVE this:

Bush offered a glimpse of the leadership style he intends to bring to the Oval Office in a series of interviews ... during his presidential campaign. The president-elect delegates authority, detests long-winded briefings and rewards loyalty.

As was the case with his predecessor, President-elect Bush in the course of his campaign telegraphed the personal proclivities that would govern critical aspects of his presidential leadership. Where Bill Clinton had a penchant for personal risk-taking, George W. Bush's particular brand of immoderation lies in the premium he places on trust and loyalty — specifically, his expectation of unwavering personal loyalty and his reciprocal trust in the judgment of his closest advisers.

......."I understand how important it is to have a person I can trust.
>>>>>>snip>>>>>>>>>>>

But surrounding oneself with a coterie of trusted allies and loyalists has its risks.

For one thing, it can breed insularity, a prime catalyst for defective decision making.

In his book "The Presidential Difference," political scientist Fred Greenstein writes that a key ingredient of a president's organizational capacity is "his ability to forge a team and get the most out of it, minimizing the tendency of subordinates to tell their boss what they sense he wants to hear."

[otohara]

3. All Bush Wants Is Yes Men

He pays no attention to advice he doesn't want to hear. La, La, La, La, I can't hear you...

[Skittles]

4. I heard it a lot from friends and coworkers in Texas

I was barfing when he was my governor. :puke: