In addition, Mr. Chavez seems to choose aides not for their effectiveness but for their loyalty.
Hence, the combination of criticism of Governor Bush's staff -- a conventional politician's response that treats choosing aides as no more the candidate's responsibility than the weather -- and the hope that they, and he, will soon do better.
He chose aides who wrote when they could have winked, and if Christie and his people can't improve their performance, the next scandal will break when America is paying attention.
On September 2, 1813, he was chosen as aide-de-camp to General Samuel Caldwell and served in this capacity at the October 5, 1813, Battle of the Thames.
My chosen writing aide is a CD-rom from Creativity Software Ltd called NewNovelist which, according to the blurb on the back, "takes you on a journey; it harnesses your creativity and helps you write your own novel".
Once a site is chosen, the aides start building crowds by notifying local news media that Mr. Romney is coming.
The president chose to field questions from reporters in the White House briefing room, a location chosen by aides in part for its symbolism, showing the working press in proximity to those in power.
Trump's devotion to self-enrichment offers a clear indication of the values held by those he has chosen as aides in his Administration, and much of the criticism of Icahn's character matches that of Trump's: C. E. Meyer, the former C.E.O. of T.W.A., called Icahn "one of the greediest men on earth".
But having nominated Mr. Lew to move next door to the Treasury Department, Mr. Obama for the fifth time must choose the aide who will be the Oval Office gatekeeper for every problem and person, domestic and foreign, that come before the president, and who is often the last to speak to Mr. Obama before he makes a decision.
Questions about the agency's allegiances have already arisen, however, after it was disclosed that Elizabeth Warren, the White House aide chosen to start up the agency, had worked as a consultant on a lawsuit involving major banks and credit-card companies and that one of her senior aides had worked previously at a mortgage company with a spotty record.
