"Personnel is policy." also points to the fact that it is an Administration, a complex whole, that runs things. When Truman met Eisenhower in the White House just before Eisenhower's inauguration, he said something like, You sit here behind this desk and you say do this or do that -- and nothing happens.
Carrol Doug Henwood wrote: > > On Dec 10, 2008, at 4:05 PM, Jim Devine wrote: > > > Doug: > >> An appointment isn't an act? > > > > yes, but not as much as actually pulling out of Iraq or attacking > > Iran. > > <http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2007/02/personnel_is_policy.html> > > February 04, 2007 > "Personnel is Policy" > Herbert E. Meyer > > Back in the Reagan Administration, we had a saying that always drew > sneers from the press and from the Washington establishment: > "Personnel is policy." What we meant, of course, is that to execute > the President's policies it was necessary to hire officials who > supported these policies, and who would work to achieve the > President's objectives rather than to undermine them. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
