GOP insiders are gossiping about the next victims in the midterm voting season shake-up. Rumor has it that McClellan and Snow may be the next to go.
The possible departure of both men could be among "several senior-level staff" announcements to come within the next couple of weeks, said former White House staff members, GOP strategists and administration officials.
Under one scenario, Dan Bartlett, counselor to the president, would replace McClellan, Republican officials said.
But other GOP strategists said they believe McClellan's position is secure because of his close relationship with President Bush going back to Texas. McClellan was a communications aide to the president when he was governor of the Lone Star state.
Despite the administration's public comments of support for Snow, sources inside and outside the White House have said Bush has been ready to replace the treasury chief for the past year and has been searching for an "acceptable alternative."
Others are expected to survive the shake-up. Karl Rove, the president's top political adviser, Vice President Dick Cheney's team, and Joe Hagin, Bush's deputy chief of staff, likely will stay, administration sources said.
Oh, that's nice. Get rid of everyone EXCEPT the ones who are causing the Republican party the most damage.
The next two should really be Rove and Cheney...at the very least, Rove, because it's bipartisan opinion that he's as slimy as they come. But of course, Bush has to play "the cowboy who abides by his own set of rules," so Rove gets to stay. Probably because Bush still needs someone who's not afraid to sell out his own mother to effectively spin a story.
Tags: [Bush], [Bush administration], [White House], [shake-up], [John Snow], [Scott McClellan], [Karl Rove], [Dick Cheney]
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