Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic: Sounds like President Bush’s chief of staff Andy Card is considering staff changes in the West Wing:
White House senior officials are exploring staff changes to address broader structural problems that have bedeviled Bush’s second term, according to Republicans who said they could speak candidly about internal deliberations only if they are not named. But it remains unclear whether Bush agrees that changes are needed and the uncertainty has unsettled his team.
“People are very demoralized and unhappy,” a former administration official said. “The leak investigation is [part of it], but things were not happy before this took preeminence. It’s just been a rough year. A lot has gotten done, but nothing is easy.”
The Washington Post suggests that Bush might replace his current set of cronies with another set, including budget director Joshua B. Bolten, lobbyist Ed Gillespie or [closeted heterosexual Republican Party] chairman Ken Mehlman.
Or they could just give up. The President and Vice President could just resign. It is impossible to imagine how anyone – including House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who would then become president – could do a worse job governing the country and dealing with foreign relations.
