Actually...

[identity profile] gurgi.livejournal.com 2004-11-15 09:43 am (UTC)(link)
It's fairly standard for Sec. of whatevers to resign at the end of the first term...

It allows the Pres to bring in new blood without canning them. It's pretty common...

Re: Actually...

[identity profile] mithras.livejournal.com 2004-11-15 09:57 am (UTC)(link)
And will likely allow Bush to fill the cabinet with people who are ideologically closer to him, which Powell was not.

Re: Actually...

[identity profile] kierthos.livejournal.com 2004-11-15 10:36 am (UTC)(link)
Which is, in itself, a scary thought...