It's possible for voters to rebuke Mr. Obama and trust his opposition even less.
Obama has low favourability ratings, but voters are even less impressed by the opposition.
But the opposition is even less popular.
As Mr Obama put it, "She's earned a reputation as a straight-shooter".Mr Moniz is even less likely to provoke determined opposition in the Senate, which must approve both appointments.
But there is little reason to think that the day is near, and even less to think that the opposition MDC is the party that will torpedo the current dictatorship.
Colleagues suspected of wrongdoing will get even less quarter than members of the opposition, the president insists.
As insurgent groups make gains against the Syrian military, the political opposition has shown even less willingness to compromise.
"What you're seeing is these countries becoming even more oppressive and allowing even less space than before for political opposition".
They are even less cut out for political struggle and opposition than their monarch.
