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April 20, 2006
The White House Shuffle
Ah, so many changes, I just can't keep it all straight, or is it a case of the more things change, the more they remain the same. I don't intend to add too much more to the already endless discussion about the meaning of these changes. A couple of things strike me though. I don't see any of these changes as being particularly substantive. They are more like window dressing. No major player is gone. No infusion of new blood.
Imagine you are coaching a team. It isn't doing well. The playoffs are looming, the fans are screaming, the team keeps losing. What do you do? Do you pull a couple of players off the bench, give them more minutes on the floor, have them run the same offense and defense and expect more wins? I doubt it. You make a trade, you get new blood. You look in the mirror, take a good look at yourself, get some respected advice, try a new offense, new plays, something. Is that happening? I don't think so.
So why not? Why hasn't Bush made any big changes? I would contend that one only changes when you admit that you are screwing up. You need to admit failure to change. Bush should know this sort of thinking from AA, if he went to AA. We get a sponser to help us, a guide. In this case the guide probably should not be Dick Cheney. However, I don't think he feels that things are wrong. One doesn't get the sense that he feels he is failing. Until that happens I doubt he will relegate his leading players to the bench.
Posted by Chip Spear at April 20, 2006 2:27 PM