Toooftenbosses, likegenerals, dislike beingaway from the heatofbattle, andusetheir past heroicstatustounderminetheir successors andlobbyfor their own return.
Mr Bush's decision to intervene in the Schiavo case annoyed both defenders of states' rights and the business lobby, which regarded the battle over the dying brain-damaged woman in Florida as a distraction.
Too often bosses, like generals, dislike being away from the heat of battle, and use their past heroic status to undermine their successors and lobby for their own return.