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DanTex

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10. POTUS sets the policy agenda, and then appoints people, who report for him/her.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2015, 06:15 AM

May 2015

Pretty much the same model that exists in every other large organization. Steve Jobs didn't actually design the iPhone, but he did decide that there would be an iPhone, and told other people to design it the way that he wanted.

If the president wants something in a free trade agreement, or wants there not to be a free trade agreement, he/she can accomplish either. The president can also set legislative goals. For example, Obamacare. And so on.

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How often do people imagine a US President makes a policy decision? [View all] Recursion May 2015 OP

This is true. nt MADem May 2015 #1

So, we should elect the candidate with the best table manners. merrily May 2015 #2

Well, someone who at least knows not to give backrubs Recursion May 2015 #3

Merkel seemed to like him, backrubs and all. No accounting for tastes. merrily May 2015 #4

Close: I would say the one with the longest coat tails. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Dec 2015 #12

A Princeton study answered how most of America's policy decisions are made: peecoolyour May 2015 #5

this itself is a myth, the powerless president Enrique May 2015 #6

You're making my point. McCain or any other R President would have had that same cabal Recursion May 2015 #7

but you missed the part where the cabal didn't get their way Enrique May 2015 #8

There is no disconnect. There is just disagreement. TM99 May 2015 #9

Thank you Recursion May 2015 #11

POTUS sets the policy agenda, and then appoints people, who report for him/her. DanTex May 2015 #10