Bush's appointments

It's no secret that I'm not a fan of Bush, but I can cope with his reelection. However, part of the deal with being President is that since you can't do everything yourself, you need to place people that you trust in those positions to do the stuff you can't. This is part of the selection process for President, you want to elect someone that you trust to hire good, smart, people to do the actual day to day running of the country.

This is where I get bummed about Colin Powell leaving and Condoleezza Rice being talked about as his successor. Does she have the experience needed? Does she have the clout needed? I'm afraid that Colin Powell has some very big shoes that Condoleezza Rice is going to have trouble filling.

Time will tell, but my initial impression of Bush's appointments is disappointment; that he's not hiring the absolute best people that he can, which breaks the trust we put on our elected officials.