[E]specially in the day and age we live in … the president of the United States needs to have his Constitutional powers unimpaired, if you will, in terms of the conduct of national-security policy. |
I think it's unwise and perhaps misleading for me to get into the business of saying we're considering this person, we're not considering that person. |
It was awkward, while a contest was still under way, ... But those constraints are off and we're moving forward. |
Its stated policy, |
proud to be here this afternoon to be one of the first members of the federal family to welcome you to Washington. |
We will move as rapidly as we can to have a Cabinet in place by the time of the inauguration, ... Expect the first announcement soon. |
We will move as rapidly as we can to have a Cabinet in place by the time of the inauguration. |
We're delighted to have this opportunity to begin to receive official support from the federal government for the Bush-Cheney transition. This has been a unique time in American political history, |