tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238534.post6339880038177565573..comments2023-11-05T04:35:19.263-05:00Comments on Faceless Bureaucrat: Political Appointees Versus CareeristsBill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238534.post-91145529794198935212011-04-18T12:32:41.671-04:002011-04-18T12:32:41.671-04:00Yes, I agree, there are benefits to the turnover i...Yes, I agree, there are benefits to the turnover in appointees and the tension between the two. At least, if the two groups are mature enough to realize what's going on and treat each with some respect. (Although that's hard for any self-respecting geezer faced with someone young enough to be her daughter.)Bill Harshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238534.post-7225422669808093192011-04-16T22:04:08.924-04:002011-04-16T22:04:08.924-04:00You summed up one of the biggest problems facing o...You summed up one of the biggest problems facing our government very well. But at the same time, the tension does have the benefit of allowing for new ideas and preventing the complete dictatorship of the old-timer career bureaucrats, while not allowing the world to get turned upside down with every new President/Secretary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com