Does the Chief of Staff create policy?

[ColbertWatcher]

[Why Syzygy]

1. How many COSs has Bush had? nt

[ColbertWatcher]

2. As many drummers as Spinal Tap had? n/t

[eleny]

3. I think it's two - Rove and the guy who replaced him

[ColbertWatcher]

5. Actually it is two, but ...

... according to Wikip*dia, they are Andrew Card and Joshua Bolton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush_Cabinet).

[eleny]

7. thanks!

[ColbertWatcher]

11. You're welcome! n/t

[Why Syzygy]

9. Thanks.

And the point is, the COS can be changed at any time.

[ColbertWatcher]

12. You're welcome! "the COS can be changed at any time"

You're right.

[Why Syzygy]

13. So, as for me, I'm chillin on this one.

The Summers thing is something altogether different. That IS policy.

[ColbertWatcher]

14. Yup. I didn't like his "girls can't do math" crack. I'd like him to meet myh grandkids, damnit!

Get off my lawn, Summers!

[EFerrari]

4. Of course he shapes policy as the gatekeeper. n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

6. I don't think Obama would allow him to choose his own agenda ...

... over Administration plans twice.

[Warren Stupidity]

8. Not directly. The COS controls access.

And that can frequently have a major influence on how policy is created and what policies are created.

[ColbertWatcher]

10. Please see my reply #6. n/t

[amitta]

15. you guys remember 1993?

who was the Clinton advisor charged with ramming NAFTA through Congress "over the dead bodies" of labor and environmental groups, as American Express's CEO cheered at the time?

[ColbertWatcher]

16. We remember, but this thread is about the job of Chief of Staff for Obama ...

... who has shown that he has no problem firing someone who oversteps their job.

Plus, check out this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4402918&mesg_id=4402918