Transition talk
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 09:10AM ** Work Alert **
Perhaps it's a tad too early to start thinking about the presidential transition, but one of these candidates is going to inherit some serious challenges come inauguration day.
For starters, there's that little thing called the bailout. Just a month ago, the total collapse of the financial system seemed like pure fiction; the idea that the U.S. government would have to take equity positions in our top nine banks in order to prevent a total meltdown would have been rediculed as preposterous. As of 8:30 this morning, it's now a reality.
Layer on top of that a slowing economy, a ballooning deficit, an unpopular war, and a long overdue energy policy, and it's going to be a busy first year for whomever wins the White House.
Time and again, history has shown that the key to a succesful first year for a new president is a smooth transition. Chaotic transitions lead to chaotic first terms -- just ask President Clinton, who suffered several big setbacks in his first year, and ultimately lost Congress because of it.
Well help is on the way, in the form of two new books from Jonathan Breul and his colleagues at the IBM Center for the Business of Government*. Said US News & World Report about the books:
"Breul explained that the works are written more for top federal executives than the president. They focus on how agencies work, how they interact, and how government contracting is conducted. They do not delve into policy since that is left to the president's appointees."
US News notes that both campaigns have reached out to IBM for copies of the book, though at this point it may be wishful thinking on McCain's part. Congrats to Lia Davis at IBM and Amy Araya at Ketchum for making this a soon-to-be best seller! Maybe they'll help me with my next book.
* IBM is a Ketchum client
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