Bush White House, first term:
“There is no precedent in any modern White House for what is going on in this one: a complete lack of a policy apparatus. What you’ve got is everything — and I mean everything — being run by the political arm. It’s the reign of the Mayberry Machiavellis.”
— John DiIulio, former Bush White House domestic policy adviser, in 2002
Bush White House, second term:
President Bush’s senior adviser, Karl Rove, will take on a wider role in developing and coordinating policy in the president’s second term, the White House announced Tuesday.
Rove, who was Bush’s top political strategist during his 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns, will become a deputy White House chief of staff in charge of coordinating policy between the White House Domestic Policy Council, National Economic Council, National Security Council and Homeland Security Council.
Yes, apparently what’s really needed at the White House right now is for Karl Rove to get more power.
Be afraid.