Barack: While at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Keep Sunset Boulevard in Mind
Like everyone else, President Obama, I hope you pursue policies close
to my heart. However, this post does not touch on those. What follows
would apply regardless of who had won the November election.
I was born when Truman was president and I entreat you: Please don't repeat the goofs and inefficiencies that your predecessors, Democrats and Republicans alike, have mysteriously found irresistible.
First, minimize the number of political appointees to government bureaucracies. Often knowing zero about what they oversee, they slow progress at best and are counterproductive at worst. Every department has able and experienced men and women; find and promote them.
Next, here are three essential appointments:
I was born when Truman was president and I entreat you: Please don't repeat the goofs and inefficiencies that your predecessors, Democrats and Republicans alike, have mysteriously found irresistible.
First, minimize the number of political appointees to government bureaucracies. Often knowing zero about what they oversee, they slow progress at best and are counterproductive at worst. Every department has able and experienced men and women; find and promote them.
Next, here are three essential appointments:
