Window of Opportunity
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He's hands-on, detail-oriented and hates 'yes' men. The George Bush you
don't know has big dreams-and is racing the clock to realize them.
By Richard Wolffe
Newsweek
Jan. 24 issue - It was time to clean out his cabinet. The top jobs in
his administration, President Bush decided last fall, had left people
burned out and too beholden to the perks of high office. Besides, he
was planning a big new agenda for his second term and wanted fresh legs
to power it through. When asked how many cabinet officials he would
fire, Bush told one close friend: "Basically everybody." The official
story was that many of the cabinet officials were ready to move on;
members would volunteer their own resignations. But as the election
neared, several began to waver; it became clear they'd need to be shown
the door. Other presidents might leave the tough stuff to subordinates,
but Bush wanted to do the job himself. When it came time to say
farewell, the exchanges in the Oval Office were surprisingly emotional.
"They were shocked and really hurt, and that hurt him," says one
confidant.
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