However, this is not going to happen nor should it happen. Speaking more seriously the beleaguered president should go way beyond only replacing his long serving chief of staff Andy Card with Josh Bolten and make some more personnel changes and some new additions.
Looking ahead to the 2008 presidential elections we have no sitting vice-president interested in moving up to his boss’s job for the first time in many decades. Even though many analysts say that Senator Clinton for the Democrats and Senator McCain for the Republicans are front runners at this point, I would disagree and say the 2008 presidential race is wide open on both sides and anything can and most likely will happen that will surprise us.
It seems since there is no heir apparent in the vice-president’s office that the race begins even for both the Republicans and Democrats.
It would be a leg up for the GOP if the vice-president decided to resign this year and let the president choose a replacement who might be a candidate for president in 2008. Not only would this shake up the administration but it would give the Republicans a leading candidate for 2008.
People have mentioned the current secretary of state as Cheney’s replacement but I do not see her interested in running for president in 2008 and the United States so far has no record, unlike other countries like Great Britain, Germany, India or Israel to elect or select a woman for the top position in our government. Why not choose a successful businessperson or a popular governor for vice-president to replace Cheney. Bring in someone from outside Washington, DC who has been competent in business or competent in running a state.
The American people are looking for competence in the administration at this point and there needs to be a larger change than just the White House chief of staff. The president might also replace his long serving secretary of defense and bring in some new fresh faces to the Pentagon to oversee the war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Once again, bring in someone with defense and administrative expertise who might now be serving outside of government. If necessary, bring in a popular member of the senate from the other party with expertise in the area of defense.
And while the president is making changes it seems as if he should bring in a well-respected and competent person of stature to head the overall effort to rebuild New Orleans. If Bill Clinton were president he probably would be setting up his base of operations in New Orleans at a McDonald’s handing out cheeseburgers and talking to the residents of the battered city on how to get the Big Easy rebuilt.
The president needs to let the American people know that he has a plan that will make Iraq a better place after all our sacrifices and money spent. The president needs to explain better how spreading democracy across the Middle East benefits Americans.
He has three more years in office and all Americans should wish him well and hope he makes the right decisions for the country.
A few well- placed personnel changes at the White House, the Pentagon and running the rebuilding of New Orleans just might help not only the country but the president’s poll numbers. | 
