The two items of real note are as follows:
1) Whether Andy Card jumped or was pushed (I vote 'jumped' as the poor bastard's looked exhausted for months,) he's been working a billion hours a day with no deputy, for almost two years. Karl's been drawing the 'deputy' paycheck, but if you think Karl Rove ever gave Andy the time of day, you're smokin' stuff. So with Bolten coming in to fill Andy's shoes, Bolten needs help or he'll never get up to speed. So they gave him back the 'deputy' slot to fill with a helper. This changes NOTHING at Karl Rove's desk, as getting the Deputy title just gave him 'policy' cover. But, as The Prince Of Aluminum, Sec. O'Neill, called them, the "Machiavellis of Mayberry" never care about policy except as a funtion of politics, and that's ALL Karl cares about.
2) McClellan says it'll be a two or three-week transition to a new 'spokes-hole', but only a moron throws out the old without an idea of who to replace him with. Oh, yea, THAT moron. I forgot...
Y'know, it's tough to find rats who want to jump ONTO a sinking ship, especially when the rats that are already onboard won't trust them to not take one look around the wreckage and flee to the nearest press office to 'rat' them out. (pardon the pun) Especially if there would have to be congressional confirmation hearings, where the incompetence of the outgoing rat, and the shit-pile he or she (can't forget 'Leezza) left behind, could be fully inspected and remarked on by senators in public. God Forbid!
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