home

Andy Card Resigns, Josh Bolten Takes His Place

By Jeralyn, Section Other Politics
Posted on Tue Mar 28, 2006 at 10:49:02 AM EST
Tags: (all tags)
Share This: Digg! StumbleUpon del.icio.us reddit reddit

Dan Froomkin has a great column today on Andy Card's resignation.

In most White Houses, the chief of staff is a godlike figure, putting his stamp on the presidency in almost every conceivable way. But in the Bush White House, political guru Karl Rove and Vice President Cheney loom much larger and have way more to do with what the president says and does than Card ever did. As long as they stay put, the rest may largely be window dressing.

As for Bolten, he writes:

Replacing Card with Joshua B. Bolten does not in any way satisfy the demands of those who were calling for new blood at the White House. Bolten was policy director of the 2000 Bush-Cheney presidential campaign and has been a top Bush aide since January 2001. He was Card's deputy chief of staff before taking his current job as director of the White House's budget office.

Who is Bolten?

Among Bolten's major achievements as deputy chief of staff: "He had a leading hand in drawing up Bush's economic proposals and plans for the new Department of Homeland Security."

His nomination at the time was hailed by conservatives, who saw him as a true believer.

< Jack Abramoff Sentencing Wednesday: Lawyers Say He's Broke | Supreme Court Hears Hamdan Arguments >

  • The Online Magazine with Liberal coverage of crime-related political and injustice news

  • Contribute To TalkLeft


    • Andy Card Resigns, Josh Bolten Takes His Place | 8 comments (8 topical)
    Re: Andy Card Resigns, Josh Bolten Takes His Place (none / 0) (#1)
    by desertswine on Tue Mar 28, 2006 at 10:58:56 AM EST
    That'll fix everything, and you know Bolten's competant because he's the BUDGET director.

    Re: Andy Card Resigns, Josh Bolten Takes His Place (none / 0) (#2)
    by Slado on Tue Mar 28, 2006 at 11:01:15 AM EST
    Good news for Bush. A shake up and some new blood will create some positive news in a so far negative year.

    Re: Andy Card Resigns, Josh Bolten Takes His Place (none / 0) (#3)
    by squeaky on Tue Mar 28, 2006 at 11:16:36 AM EST
    Bolton's legacy:
    Under Bolten's Leadership, Federal Debt Ballooned By $1.8 Trillion In 34 Months
    think progress

    Re: Andy Card Resigns, Josh Bolten Takes His Place (none / 0) (#4)
    by joejoejoe on Tue Mar 28, 2006 at 11:36:06 AM EST
    I don't see this as merely chair shuffling. Chief of Staff Josh Bolten is a stronger Rove ally than Card and will speed the freeze out of Cheney in the White House. Does this move have more to do with Libby than Iraq and polls?

    Re: Andy Card Resigns, Josh Bolten Takes His Place (none / 0) (#5)
    by squeaky on Tue Mar 28, 2006 at 11:49:31 AM EST
    No it has to do with heat on Card's obstruction of lustice liability in the Plame leak as ding777 points out on the 'Rove deleted email' thread.

    Re: Andy Card Resigns, Josh Bolten Takes His Place (none / 0) (#6)
    by Sailor on Tue Mar 28, 2006 at 03:58:51 PM EST
    sluggo sez "Good news for Bush." Since sluggo sez everything is good news for bush, I think we can discard his opinion. He must have caught some meme from rush. (And yes, that does look infected, and you should consult a doctor.) Back on topic: Uhh, normally folks in bushco only resign because they 'want to spend more time with their families' IOW, they are about to be indicted. Or maybe it's just bushco's last 'card' to sacrifice.

    Re: Andy Card Resigns, Josh Bolten Takes His Place (none / 0) (#7)
    by jimakaPPJ on Wed Mar 29, 2006 at 07:04:00 AM EST
    Squeaky - Last time I checked Congress did the money thing... Of course since Bush caused Katrina, there is little doubt Bolten invented the national debt.

    Re: Andy Card Resigns, Josh Bolten Takes His Place (none / 0) (#8)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Mar 29, 2006 at 07:09:00 AM EST
    Nah, his mismanagement just helped make it possible.

    Andy Card Resigns, Josh Bolten Takes His Place | 8 comments (8 topical)