Unnamed former Bush Administration official: The objective in staffing is never to assemble the best possible team. It is to assemble the best possible team that supports the president. (Via The Volokh Conspiracy)
Having the best possible team, period, including "neutrality and independence," is what best supports a president. This is especially true in wartime, as Winston Churchill knew when he loaded his war cabinet with political opponents. An interesting test for Kerry would be to ask whether he intends to fill key cabinet posts with Republicans, as a real "uniter, not a divider" in a time of war. Given that he has yet to attack Bush on this, I rather doubt it. Shame.
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