Last one out, turn off the lights
Bush's reputation as a lame-duck president isn't helped by a massive staff exodus.
President Bush is losing his chief speech writer, William McGurn, and his director of legislative affairs, Candida Wolff, the White House announced this morning.
Mr. McGurn, a former Wall Street Journal columnist, replaced Michael Gerson in January 2005, and will leave after crafting the president's final State of the Union speech for late January.
Mrs. Wolff joined the president's staff three years ago after three years in Vice President Dick Cheney's legislative affairs shop, and will leave by the end of this month.
It's not unusual for a president's staff to secure post-White House jobs before the transition between administrations, but doesn't Bush still have 13 months left in office?
if the shit stinks, then get out of the outhouse.
I don't blame them. Get out with whatever promise of pardon is appropriate and get on with their lives sans Shrub. By the way, if the GOP wants to give immunity to telecoms, why not take that as a opportunity to trade for immunity for illegal immigrants. If the AT&T bigwigs deserve to have their crimes pardoned then why not the laborers who bury their cables for minimum wage?
It's going to be Bush and the janitor on January 19th 2009
[OK Mike. This is getting old. It's spam and it's ALL CAPS. Knock it off. Save it for the open threads, or a thread where it is on topic-Sitemonitor]
Two people is massive?
What kind of sick, twisted fucks name their daughter "Candida"?
Flash @ 3:
I get visions of chimpy pressing the big red button as he's on the way out the door - the one labled "M.A.D." :D
Flash @ 3:
Considering how feckless the Democrats are, Bush and his dog are probably all that is needed for him to get what he wants. Heck, the dog probably doesn't even need Bush. He would just have to lift his leg…
None of these guys are really leaving Bush.
They join or start new companies to be become huge beneficiaries of the private drain on public money.
The sinking ship metaphor doesn't work when the captain and crew are all rats.
I'll bet they fax the resignation in from an undisclosed location. Or toss it over their shoulder as they slip out the back way.
Steve, why is Bush labeled a lame-duck when he gets what he wants from the Democrats in office?
Oh no! His chief speech writer is leaving! Whatever will George do?
Oh, that's right, he can continue to randomly assemble semi-related fragments into completely incoherent ramblings, like he has for the last seven fucking years.
MargeAggedon @ 10:
There must be 50 ways to leave the white house?
Perhaps aiding and abetting sedition is getting to him.
Cancer is truly a disease that people flee from.....
No two people are not massive, but look at how many rats have abandoned ship over the last year or so. Maybe they see something coming over the horizon....like a guy named Fitzgerald with a fist full of subpoenas that their executive privilege forcefield can no longer repel?
An American @ 11:
Democrats merely wish to be positive and pretend that their party did not aid and abet in sedition.
Unfortunately for us and the world he still has 402 days.
Wasn't it sometime back in, oh, maybe August, when Josh Bolten said "anybody who wants to leave must do so before Labor Day, or else stay for the duration"? I was kind of wondering at the time how he intended to enforce that. Looks like he can't.
...will leave after crafting the president’s final State of the Union speech for late January.
Bush STU Speech
President Bush: Boy, I sure are teh stupidest sumbitch eveh. I done a tejas-size ass whomping on the country...especially them Yankees, an I don't mean the baseball team, and elite commies. An hell, even my base. Things be so fucked up now I don't know how me an Dick'll get any more fucking up in before I'm outa here livin' the high life. I'm bettin' on a heap o' Democrat help though. Well, that's if for this year. see ya''ll later....suckas!
Applause
There, it's written. Now McGurn can hit the bricks early...maybe get to know the family....maybe write the great American novel, you now, the one about aiding and abetting the destruction of a democracy in the name of....well, democracy. Now, get on home to the family ya big lunk.
The rats know the condition of of the ship better than the captain and race to the anchor chain.
Old Billy @ 13:
just slip out the back Jack,make a new plan Stan,You don't need to be coy Roy...........just listen to Old Billy
Bush seems gets away with a lot because people think he's stupid, but I'm hard pressed to think of a decision Bush made that was not good for Bush.
terry740 @ 17:
Yes, imagine the damage he can still cause.
Maybe Bush can get a speech writer who writes in complete sentences.
Wow, like all Bushies, Wolff appears to have a really impressive CV. Isn't being in charge of Cheney's 'Legislative affairs shop' sort of like being in charge of 'Mafia sensitivity training?' I mean, seriously, how much legal skill does it take to pick up a rubber stamp, and stamp 'F@#K YOU, we'll do whatever the hell we feel like doing' on the front of every bill or law that crosses your desk?
The staff exodus is a sham to make us all think "Yeah! Bush is a lame-duck! He'll give in to the Dems," when the opposite is happening.
Maybe if we think "Golly... The Dems are doing a great job," Bush will bend over.
A man can dream, can't he?
Flash @ 3:
I'm sure the janitor has more common sense and better qualifications than 90% of the Bush appointees, so far. Making Willie The Janitor the White House Chief of Staff (by default) may be the best thing that's happened to the U.S. in the last seven years.
Flash @ 3:
And the Dems in office will still be bending over.
Ali @ 23:
Just think in 402 days I'll be singing(off key of course) and badly:
Turn out the lights the party's over all "bad" things must come to an end.
Halelluya!!!!
McGurn and Gerson have my deepest sympathies.
Can you imagine being charged with the duty of composing effective speeches for the leader of the free world while being handicapped with the restriction of using words consisting of two syllables or less?
Remember who we are writing the speech for folks.
That had to be harder than working a crossword puzzle with across clues only.
But in the end I can't wait until Bush is gone so we can go about the business of repairing all the damage he has done and we can all once again sit in front of our television sets and watch a Presidential speech without looking around the room and asking,"what did he just say?"
non-partisan @ 16:
Oh...
the rats are jumpin ship
Must be tough being Bushs speech writer. My stomache turns whenever I hear Bush speak, whatever he says it always feels like hes lying you straight in the face and he probably does. The first year or two I moslt laughed at him. Haha silly mr Bush, you wont last past 04. its not funny anymore. It just feels really discomforting listening to this hypocritcal liar speak knowing hes sitting safely on his throne practically untouchable. Imagine writing this crap.
glennjamin @ 32:
And the Dems are jumping through hoops for Bush.
Nothing has changed!
As weak as he is, he is still bullying the democrats. And that is a god damned shame.
Candida Wolff. Isn't that short of "candidiasis"?
Ok- we heard this summer that anyone who was going to leave had to do it before Labour day, or stick it out till Jan 2009. You can tell how poorly Bush's own people think of him when this is completely disregarded. The flood will accelerate and the janitor will be left to turn the light off and let W walk out on his own.
k street revolving door at work
Bush still has the Big Bird car seat with steering wheel attachment.
He's neck and neck with Reid and Pelosi.
Lame duck? You have to be kidding! Bush is the most powerful human being of all time. He is a rabid dog, and he has the corrupt and witless congress and American public totally afraid to remove him from office. He will lay low for a little while while the torture and NIE stories fade, then he will start his next war. He has God on his side remember! I am totally amazed by how people continue to under estimate his absolute power and hatred of humanity. God damn, the American public is DUMB!
BUT, BUT, BUT, IMPEACHMENT is all about Bush and YOUR echo chamber is all abour censorship.
but doesn’t Bush still have 13 months left in office?
Not if the laws are used and he's put in prison as the law calls for. But I'm not holding my breath waiting for that.
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