Players Conventional Wisdom Clinton Shake-up won’t mean anything if you won’t shake yourself up. Cut the meetings. McLarty down Too nice for Washington. We told you to act like an SOB, not an FOB. Panetta up Got angry at senior staff meeting. The CW loved that. Sack a peon, Leon. Gergen Old CW: on the ropes at the White House. New CW: pulling the ropes at State. Rivlin up First woman OMB chief shows it’s possible to work way out of Clinton’s doghouse. O.J. mania up Even in the Beltway, “the knife” gets more buzz than White House back-stabbing.
