The article mentioned above gives the following answer: wherever we would need to make a possible limiting design decision, we should postpone that decision, we should delegate it to an appropriately named policy.

Two other top members of Mr. Spitzer's staff who are expected to play important roles in the administration were also named to the transition team: Paul Francis, a top policy adviser during the campaign, was named policy director, and Francine James, who has overseen personnel in the attorney general's office, was named appointments director.