because for example with this administration i would hope that general sasaki would be right near thetop and even against the attorney general or mr. geithner. any other thing is, it's appalling how long it's taking to get the government in place. one way to finesse the confirmation issue without congress surrendering ultimate power is that the president's appointments, at least the senior officer in each department, i think it should be done for the juniors as well, takes office subject to confirmation within 100 days by the congress. so the president starts, and he has full cabinet, or she has a full cabinet on day one, designates that succession adherence to ford and if it turns out someone didn't pay their taxes or didn't hire, reporter nanny or something and then the president will appoint someone else. >> i don't actually like that latter suggestion at all. we don't have much in the way of delay any more for actual cabinet members. and if you gave him an additional 100 days, they would take it. and serving in an unconfirmed status and having to make hard decisions not confirmed

because for example with this administration i would hope that general sasaki would be right near theop and even against the attorney general or mr. geithner. any other thing is, it's appalling how long it's taking to get the government in place. one way to finesse the confirmation issue without congress surrendering ultimate power is that the president's appointments, at least the senior officer in each department, i think it should be done for the juniors as well, takes office subject to confirmation within 100 days by the congress. so the president starts, and he has full cabinet, or she has a full cabinet on day one, designates that succession adherence to ford and if it turns out someone didn't pay their taxes or didn't hire, reporter nanny or something and then the president will appoint someone else. >> i don't actually like that latter suggestion at all. we don't have much in the way of delay any more for actual cabinet members. and if you gave him an additional 100 days, they would take it. and serving in an unconfirmed status and having to make hard decisions not confirmed i

because for example with this administration i would hope that general sasaki would be right near thetop and even against the attorney general or mr. geithner. any other thing is, it's appalling how long it's taking to get the government in place. one way to finesse the confirmation issue without congress surrendering ultimate power is that the president's appointments, at least the senior officer in each department, i think it should be done for the juniors as well, takes office subject to confirmation within 100 days by the congress. so the president starts, and he has full cabinet, or she has a full cabinet on day one, designates that succession adherence to ford and if it turns out someone didn't pay their taxes or didn't hire, reporter nanny or something and then the president will appoint someone else. >> i don't actually like that latter suggestion at all. we don't have much in the way of delay any more for actual cabinet members. and if you gave him an additional 100 days, they would take it. and serving in an unconfirmed status and having to make hard decisions not confirmed