"Within a week after the 2004 United States Presidential Election, several members of President George W. Bush's cabinet announced their resignation in what major media outlets and Bush himself called the White House shakeup.[1] Several top advisers were also involved, although they are not technically cabinet members."
Attorney General John Ashcroft and Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans were the first to announce their resignations on
November 9, 2004. A week later, on November 14, several more announced their plans to resign: Secretary of State Colin Powell, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, Education Secretary Rod Paige, and Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham. Tom Ridge announced his plans to resign as the first Secretary of Homeland Security on November 30.
In December, two more followed. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson announced his resignation on December 3. On December 8, after a period of some speculation that Treasury Secretary John W. Snow would resign his post, the White House stated that Snow had been asked to stay on as Secretary through Bush's second term. On that same day, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi announced his resignation."
WHY weren't these resignations announced before the election? It has been 8 years -- why isn't Ben Shapiro getting us answers?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_H...eup_%282004%29