Careful what you ask for...
WSJ.com - Bush Taps Paulson as Treasury Chief: "Among other things, the 60-year-old Mr. Paulson, according to a person close to him, has been assured that he will rank with the secretaries of defense and state in the Bush inner circle"
Oops. Maybe he should ask Colin Powell about the "status of the Secretary of State." The Bush White House runs on relationships, not titles.