Remember that "no shake-up of Cabinet" promise?
Well, this administration spins itself every once and a while.
A horrified Bill O'Reilly has been seen running around FOX Studios wearing only a falafel, yelling, "This is the no spin zone, and you're not going to spin me...but I'm so confused!".
WASHINGTON -- Signaling a possible shake-up among President Bush's senior advisers, the new White House chief of staff told top presidential aides Monday to expect changes that "refresh and re-energize the team." He invited anyone who is thinking of leaving before year's end to do so now.
Joshua Bolten, who took over the top staff job late Friday, did not ask for anyone's resignation in his first Monday morning staff meeting with the president's senior aides, presidential spokesman Scott McClellan said. No one stepped forward to say they would leave, either, McClellan said.
But Bolten has Bush's full authority to make changes to the president's staff, which has had a low turnover rate, with many aides serving him for years. Bolten already has had closed door meetings with some top advisers and plans more in the coming 10 days or so to talk about their roles going forward, McClellan said.
McClellan said Bolten told the aides to expect "some changes and adjustments" after he's gone through the process of talking to the staff.
"Josh talked to us and talked about how he is assuming his new position and responsibilities during a challenging time period," McClellan said. "We remain engaged in an ongoing global war on terrorism, and that is of course our highest priority. But there are a number of other priorities that we are working to accomplish as well. And Josh talked about how this will refresh and re-energize the team and for all of us to renew our commitment as we go forward."
The above from Josh Bolten sounds more like a GOP threat to me. Simply fire those who would quit to give the continued illusion of unity.
Talk about a group with a serious case of denial!
The rats (Cabinet staffers) want to jump ship to save themselves, and Bolten is using blind loyalty and probably threats to keep these people in line.
They just don't get it, do they?
I really think the Bush White House lives in its own world--one that's missing reality and accountability.
Expect more changes as soon as the Republican spell of blind loyalty wears off, and many staffers start committing the serious crimes of "thinking for themselves" and "having a conscience".
How dare they!
Tags: [shake-up], [White House still doing the shake-up dance even if it says it isn't], [Scott McClellan], [McClellan is speaking from his ass again], [Josh Bolten], [Bolten is taking resignations from those who want to go], [Republicans in White House cast Spell of Blind Loyality +100 Mana]
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