A GOVERNMENT cabinet is surely not a car. And President Abdurrahman 'Gus Dur' Wahid is definitely not a mechanic, who can easily take apart and reassemble a car's engine. But his behavior is like that of a mechanic, in his love of changing things, especially his cabinet line up.

Since taking office in October 1999, Abdurrahman has several times changed the composition of his cabinet, for various reasons, including dismissals (Laksamana Sukardi, J