On Friday, February 17, 2006 at 08:48:56 (-0800) Jim Devine writes: >Political scientists, I am told, often deplore the fact that in the >US, the job of being head of government is unified with that of head >of state, unlike in (say) England, where the prime minister's job is >quite different from that of the Queen, or France and many other >countries where the premier is different from the president. > >Though I've giggled about the "Cheney/Rove administration," I've >missed the fact that to an extent never seen before in US history (as >far as I know), we now have this desired split. Cheney is the HOG, >while Bush is the HOSs.
The HOG wasn't so clear in the Reagan era, but Reagan functioned essentially as the Queen. Bill
