The Bush White House and Economic Policy
Steven Pearlstein
Washington Post Business and Economy Columnist
Wednesday, June 04, 2003; 11:00 a.m. ET
Five months into his job, how is President Bush's top economic adviser doing? Stephen Friedman was appointed late last year when the White House shook up its economic team in the face of criticism that the administration wasn't pursuing a coherent policy for returning the economy to strong growth.
Friedman appears to have won the president's confidence, but Washington Post business and economy columnist Steven Pearlstein writes today: "The view from outside the White House ... -- from Capitol Hill, from the Cabinet agencies and from old hands around Washington -- is that [Stephen Friedman] has a ways to go before mastering the Washington game."
Read the full column: "Stephen Friedman's First 5 Months."
Submit Your Questions and Comments: Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein will be online on Wednesday, June 4 at 11 ET to discuss this topic.
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