WEAK MEN CHOOSE WEAK STAFFS:

President Obama needs to shake up his White House staff to give new life to his presidency, top Democratic strategists and former White House veterans say.

They argue Obama needs an infusion of talent if he hopes to recover over his final two years in office.

One prominent party strategist said Obama "should take a flamethrower to his office."

"He needs dramatic change -- it's not even a debatable point," the strategist said. "The general consensus that the president is surrounded by people who do him more harm than good because they are more focused on pleasing him than they are challenging him or proposing a different course."

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