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President-elect George W. Bush's cabinet nominees now await confirmation. Although some are qualified public servants, several others should receive close scrutiny by the Senate, and two should be rejected outright...
...proposed Cabinet contains several luminaries. Gen. Colin L. Powell as Secretary of State, Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense, and Paul O'Neill as Treasury Secretary--all under the watchful eye of Vice President Dick Cheney--should serve the nation well, bringing years of experience in federal administration. Condoleezza Rice also seems a promising candidate for national security advisor...
...Secretary is also questionable, considering that Abraham introduced legislation in 1999 to abolish the department; we wonder whether his views on the importance of the Energy Department's work have changed over the past months. Furthermore, we question whether Houston superintendent Rod Paige has the experience to run a Cabinet-level department, and we are amused by the choice of the governor of New Jersey as director of the Environmental Protection Agency...
...stayed in touch ever since. O'Neill was such a whiz at mastering the details of Medicare and Social Security that Gerald Ford's White House chief of staff, a young guy named Dick Cheney, promoted him to deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. By 1975, Cabinet officers like Donald Rumsfeld, the once-and-future Pentagon chief, were trudging hat in hand into O'Neill's office...
...before he deals with any other legislation, including education, taxes and all the other items on Bush's wish list. McCain plans to launch the campaign finance debate just two days after the inauguration. In other words, even before Bush battles with Democrats over his controversial Cabinet appointees, his first legislative fight may be with his own party. How's that for a honeymoon...