Our author and Vanderbilt University Professor David E. Lewis has been discussing the Obama appointments in the media.  His new book THE POLITICS OF PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS: Political Control and Bureaucratic Performance is a timely new look at how and why presidents use political appointees and how their choices impact government performance–for better or worse.  With Obama’s recent appointees and other vacant cabinet positions, Lewis is the right voice at the right time.  Check out an op-ed piece he wrote for the Nashville Tennessean or today’s feature in the Washington Post. 
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