>Political scientists, I am told, often deplore the fact that in the
>US, the job of being head of government is unified with that of head
>of state, unlike in (say) England, where the prime minister's job is
>quite different from that of the Queen, or France and many other
>countries where the premier is different from the president.
>
>Though I've giggled about the "Cheney/Rove administration," I've
>missed the fact that to an extent never seen before in US history (as
>far as I know), we now have this desired split. Cheney is the HOG,
>while Bush is the HOSs.
What about the Reagan admin? Did Ron really run that show, or was he a telegenic figurehead? I'm not sure of the answer to that, actually.
Doug