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White House Shake-Up

Nothing, they have not shaken up anything, now if Rumsfeld resigns, that would be a "shake up"!:roll:
 
Deegan said:
Nothing, they have not shaken up anything, now if Rumsfeld resigns, that would be a "shake up"!:roll:
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I'll add Rove onto that as well. That would be a biggie.
 
jfuh said:
I'll add Rove onto that as well. That would be a biggie.
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Rove was demoted.
 
danarhea said:
Rove was demoted.
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I heard David Gregory this morning report that many people will call this a demotion, but it's only rhetoric. First of all, no one can say for sure. You say to-may-to and I say to-mah-to. Rove is going to be involved in less policy and more strategy of the November elections....which is his strength.
 
KCConservative said:
You say to-may-to and I say to-mah-to
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Well first of all, nobody says to-may-to or to-mah-to EVERYBODY says tow-may-tow.

Scott McClellan did one hell of a job. This guy honestly had the toughest job in politics the last year and a half.
 
Shake Up? Hardly-----at least when you are truly looking for change. Scott McClellan, while easily identified as a BushCo employee, has nothing to do with policy and even less control over what he has been saying for the last couple of years. There has actually been times where I have felt sorry for this man, as he was sent out to repeat the same spin time and time again, no matter how outlandish and ridiculous the claim. He probably feels as if ten pounds of crap stuffed in a canvas bag and hung on his neck for damn near three years has finally been removed. The added weight of consciousness and the smell had to be wearing on him.

No matter how relieved he may feel, his exit is really of no consequence. The question is; will Georgie go outside his group of insiders to find a replacement? To this point in his career he sure hasn't. Karl Rove is demoted in Press Release only. Is he still there? Does he still have George's and Uncle Dick's ear? Does anyone think this renders Karl Rove impotent as it concerns Bush Policy? It's like saying you want to make a better cake because your recipe is bad-----but instead of changing the ingredients, you just switch the order you mix them in the bowl. You still get a bad cake no matter when you decide to put the rotten eggs in.
 
DiavoTheMiavo said:
There has actually been times where I have felt sorry for this man, as he was sent out to repeat the same spin time and time again, no matter how outlandish and ridiculous the claim. He probably feels as if ten pounds of crap stuffed in a canvas bag and hung on his neck for damn near three years has finally been removed. The added weight of consciousness and the smell had to be wearing on him.
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The same could be said of every press secretary for the last 40 years. Their job is to take heat off the administration.
 
I don't believe its a shake up. Sure Card is out and Bolton is in; sure Rove took a hit and gave up his policy coordinator job and now Kaplan is in. You can shuffle the deck the way you want but the policy won't change unless the policy makers make it. And Kaplan does not seem to want to change it.
 
danarhea said:
Rove was demoted.
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Demoted in office, but promoted in dirty campaign tactics, his passion. Just look what he did to McCain in N. Carolina back in 2000. Really really lame.
 
DiavoTheMiavo said:
Shake Up? Hardly-----at least when you are truly looking for change. Scott McClellan, while easily identified as a BushCo employee, has nothing to do with policy and even less control over what he has been saying for the last couple of years. There has actually been times where I have felt sorry for this man, as he was sent out to repeat the same spin time and time again, no matter how outlandish and ridiculous the claim. He probably feels as if ten pounds of crap stuffed in a canvas bag and hung on his neck for damn near three years has finally been removed. The added weight of consciousness and the smell had to be wearing on him.
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You mean the constipation of 3 years of $hit.

DiavoTheMiavo said:
No matter how relieved he may feel, his exit is really of no consequence. The question is; will Georgie go outside his group of insiders to find a replacement? To this point in his career he sure hasn't. Karl Rove is demoted in Press Release only. Is he still there? Does he still have George's and Uncle Dick's ear? Does anyone think this renders Karl Rove impotent as it concerns Bush Policy? It's like saying you want to make a better cake because your recipe is bad-----but instead of changing the ingredients, you just switch the order you mix them in the bowl. You still get a bad cake no matter when you decide to put the rotten eggs in.
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The neocon's still need the weasle.
 
jfuh said:
Demoted in office, but promoted in dirty campaign tactics, his passion. Just look what he did to McCain in N. Carolina back in 2000. Really really lame.
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How have we determined his new role is a demotion? Sounds to me like he's off to do wat he does best. I understand the left's nervousness.
 
Furthermore, has anyone heard the rumor that conservative talk show host Tony Snow may be offered the job of Press Secretary? I love it.
 
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