Mitt Romney is not going to replace ANYBODY, unless he gets elected in the first place.
And unless he also has a majority in the Senate to support him, confirmation of any of his choices remains a dicey thing.
Well if he does get elected, since he loves to fire people, he can just get started on his busy schedule. He doesn't need confirmation to fire bureaucrats.
If he was to start at the top of each department and include a few deputy secretaries or whatever, it would still take him weeks...He might just have to appoint a "Firing Czar" just so he can let him have a field day and then approve of his progress.
If he fired enough deadwood out of certain departments and agencies, he may well be able to suggest that Congress not fund them at all.
I realize I'm getting all fired up about all this firing, but...What the hey?
What if the republican controlled house vote articles of impeachment against the senate democrats? How would that work?