"I suspect Bush is renaming the building, not the department. That would set a whole new precedent in DC. If allowed, every President would change the names of Departments to suite his political(money, vote) needs every election cycle. The Congressional fights would resemble Supreme Court nominations. Also, there would be a tidal wave of partisan screaming about what to name the other 12(?) departments.
Politically, Bush is killing his oposition with kindness. He's throwing them a bone that they would love to beat him over the head with, but they can't politically. They can't use the "partisan" label on him. He stays two steps ahead of their predictable rhetoric. They must be seething.
or.....if true, Clinton is beside himself. He just blew 12 fund-raising auctions to the highest bidder for cabinet department names. The possibilities were endless.
88 posted on 11/16/01 4:21 PM Pacific by Benjamin Dover [ "
I made this post hours ago after virtualy every poster assumed it was true on it's face. We are really in trouble if our own are so quick to assume the worst based on a teaser headline. I see a Moses re-enactment. "As long as you bring us manna from heaven, part the Red Sea and save us from death, were with ya, but we're outta here when the malcontents start making "Realy god points".
Renaming a building is an unimportant nicety. It makes the Kennedy's less apt to go for the jugular, it costs nothing, and few people will ever say..."I'm going over to Kennedy." They will still say "I'm going over to Justice."