@rocketpig:
I'll try (bearing in mind that my political knowledge outside of the UK system isn't that great).
A few guesses:
- The Department of Defence is a part of the Federal Gov't
- The two elected branches (the legislature and the executive) are currently under Democrat control. (I think)
- Obama is the President. This must give him some de facto head-of-party status.
- Essentially, through the use of a whipping system, particularly if it's just come out of a successful election, a lot of the party will be following the party line.
- This essentially means that the limits between the legislature and the executive are blurred a little.
- This can temporarily give Obama some control over the legislature (not for long, a united, disciplined party isn't something that lasts forever).
- The Department of Defense, seeing as it is part of the Fed Gov't, would be subject to control from the legislature and the executive.
- Isn't the President also head of the Armed Forces? Giving him some form of control there.
Of course, like I said, I don't know much about the American system, so all the above could be bullshit, but, still, I tried to answer your question.
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