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Secondary Purge

Politico has a piece on an expected shakeup of the White House staff in the wake of the Democrats’ historic election defeat. This may be a good idea, but it’s important to remember that the White House has already engaged in one of the more extensive White House staff shakeups in recent memory, replacing the chief of staff, the head of the National Economic Council, the national security adviser, and the head of the Council of Economic Advisers over the last few months. The election debacle may prompt more heads to roll, but purging more staffers will not solve the White House’s problems.

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   11/04/10 11:46

If the tasks given to the staff are bad for America, it's best that the staff be incompetent.

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   11/04/10 12:25

If this line doesn't give a perfect example of what's wrong with our government, I don't know what will.

"...,replacing the chief of staff, the head of the National Economic Council, the national security adviser, and the head of the Council of Economic Advisers over the last few months."

Who's the new head of the department of redundancy department after the shakeup?

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   11/04/10 12:27

If this isn't a showcase of what's wrong with out government, I don't know what is...

"...replacing the chief of staff, the head of the National Economic Council, the national security adviser, and the head of the Council of Economic Advisers over the last few months."

Who's the new head of the department of redundancy department?

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   11/04/10 19:37

May I humbly suggest they start at the top?

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