[PEN-L:32869] Re: O'Neill and sectors of capitalism

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

Chris Burford wrote:

> Doug, these may be fiddly questions and things can get too detailed,
> but the present abrupt dismissal of O'Neill suggests a lightening
> flash in a looming storm, at least as far as Bush is concerned.

W is worried that he'll suffer the same fate as his father - popular
war president who loses re-election because the economy sucked. He
wants to project concern about the economy, and what better way to do
that than with a headline-grabbing shakeup? But as for policy - well
it looks like more tax cuts for the upscale, and that's about it.

Doug