Son Goku
11-04-04, 04:38 AM
Some word is that Rumsfeld could end up leaving, and perhaps to the chagrin of some, Colin Powell as well. Ashcroft could be leaving as well...otherwise there could be a lot of reshuffling to Bush's staff for the next 4 years, if this holds true.
http://www.detnews.com/2004/politics/0410/25/a03-314276.htm
WASHINGTON - President Bush plans major changes in his Cabinet if he wins a second term - perhaps nominating the first female defense secretary and first black attorney general - but very little change among the small group of his closest advisers.
Public talk about the second-term lineup is verboten around the White House, since officials realize it would look presumptuous and even foolish with the race so close. But Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr. and senior adviser Karl Rove have a mental list of likely switches, according to colleagues.
Many are speculating that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld would depart if Bush defeated John Kerry, although perhaps after he remained a while longer in hopes of seeing improved conditions in Iraq. Rumsfeld's likely replacement? Condoleezza Rice, the president's national security adviser, who would be the first female Pentagon chief.
According to Republicans, the most logical successors to Rice would be Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, an architect of the Iraq war who might be chosen if Bush were feeling vindicated; I. Lewis Libby, chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney; and Rice's deputy, Steven Hadley.
Secretary of State Colin Powell, who repeatedly has been cut out of major decision making, surprised some Washington speculators this summer by suggesting he might stay on. One possible replacement would be former senator John Danforth, R-Mo., who was a finalist to be Bush's running mate in 2000 and who is the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Ashcroft on way out?
Friends say that Attorney General John Ashcroft realizes he would be unlikely to be asked to stay on. The president has hinted he would be interested in hiring Larry Thompson, Ashcroft's former deputy. Thompson would be the first African-American to hold the job.
The rest of the possible switches can be found at the above link.
http://www.detnews.com/2004/politics/0410/25/a03-314276.htm
WASHINGTON - President Bush plans major changes in his Cabinet if he wins a second term - perhaps nominating the first female defense secretary and first black attorney general - but very little change among the small group of his closest advisers.
Public talk about the second-term lineup is verboten around the White House, since officials realize it would look presumptuous and even foolish with the race so close. But Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr. and senior adviser Karl Rove have a mental list of likely switches, according to colleagues.
Many are speculating that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld would depart if Bush defeated John Kerry, although perhaps after he remained a while longer in hopes of seeing improved conditions in Iraq. Rumsfeld's likely replacement? Condoleezza Rice, the president's national security adviser, who would be the first female Pentagon chief.
According to Republicans, the most logical successors to Rice would be Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, an architect of the Iraq war who might be chosen if Bush were feeling vindicated; I. Lewis Libby, chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney; and Rice's deputy, Steven Hadley.
Secretary of State Colin Powell, who repeatedly has been cut out of major decision making, surprised some Washington speculators this summer by suggesting he might stay on. One possible replacement would be former senator John Danforth, R-Mo., who was a finalist to be Bush's running mate in 2000 and who is the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Ashcroft on way out?
Friends say that Attorney General John Ashcroft realizes he would be unlikely to be asked to stay on. The president has hinted he would be interested in hiring Larry Thompson, Ashcroft's former deputy. Thompson would be the first African-American to hold the job.
The rest of the possible switches can be found at the above link.