He has remained in parliament to control the party while elevating the more diplomatic Beata Szydlo as prime minister and getting his attack dog, the Cruz-like Macierewicz, appointed as defense minister.
Conflict at Morgan Stanley Continues As Firm Seeks a New Chief Executive There is a movement among Morgan Stanley executives calling for Zoe Cruz, who was recently appointed a co-president of the firm, to become the new chief executive.
It thus seems that neither of the two highly regarded co-presidents he appointed recently, Zoe Cruz and Stephen Crawford, is yet thought ready to lead the firm.
During the dispute inside the firm over Mr. Purcell's leadership, Ms. Cruz sided with Mr. Purcell, who appointed her co-president.
When Dickerson and Cruz bickered about whether Justice Anthony Kennedy was appointed in 1987 or in February of 1988, with Dickerson saying "I'm just trying to get the facts straight for the audience," Cruz's stumped stature called forth roaring boos and jeers from the crowd.
Then he got appointed national co-chair of the Cruz campaign's "pro-life" coalition.
"No, Kennedy was confirmed in '87," Cruz replied, as Dickerson pointed out Kennedy was appointed in 1987 but confirmed in 1988.
The defense secretary, Avelino Cruz, who was Mrs. Arroyo's lawyer before she appointed him to her cabinet in August 2004, told the president that his decision was "irrevocable".
He asked Cruz if he was basing his statistic on when Kennedy was appointed or confirmed.
Since the departure last year of Zoe Cruz, the co-president who oversaw the banking and trading operations, Mr. Mack has appointed two new presidents, James P. Gorman and Walid A. Chammah.
