department-of-competitiveness

White House to Save Economy with Modest Bureaucratic Reshuffling

Jim Newell · 08/15/11 01:27PM

What plan(s) will the White House unveil for dealing with the "sagging" economic situation when everyone returns to Washington in September? Something small- or medium-sized that won't be so easy for Republicans in Congress to discard, we're led to believe. And somehow, this extremely narrow window of possibility does not eliminate the option of creating a new, reshuffled governmental department called either the "Department of Jobs" or "Department of Competitiveness." Oh, Jesus.