White House rejects GOP lawmaker's call for shakeup

[sabra]

http://www.kcautv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4635394&nav=1kgl

White House rejects GOP lawmaker's call for shakeup

WHITE HOUSE The White House is rejecting a Republican senator's call for a staff shakeup.

Press Secretary Scott McClellan says President Bush has a "smart" and "experienced" team that is "fully capable."

Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman said yesterday the administration has developed a "tin ear" in dealings with Congress. And he says Bush needs to "look at" the team now serving him.

Coleman cited the White House handling of Hurricane Katrina, the failed Harriet Miers (MY'-urz) Supreme Court nomination and the plans for an Arab company to manage terminals at six U-S ports.

[wryter2000]

1. Oh, man

If this isn't a case of a pox on both your houses, I don't know what is. I hope they duke it out until they all have bloody noses.

[MadMaddie]

2. It can only work in our favor...

There is a crack....the Dems have to exploit it anyway they can...

[wordpix2]

7. unfortunately, Dems have a crack, too, exploiting Repug crack isn't easy

when Dems are disagreeing with each other re: impeachment, censure, what to do about Iraq...

[Frank Cannon]

19. Senate Dems wouldn't point out or exploit a Republican crack...

if George W. Bush were pantsless molesting a farm animal on national television, and the camera shot him from behind.

We have some terrific Dems in our party, but we also have a lot of high-level "enablers" who are making way too much money off of the Republican power/cash grab. It's really way past time that we kick ALL the bums out, whoever they are.

[katty]

34. Yes! this jackass W has been given the rope

[ClassWarrior]

3. Face it, Norm. President Cheney** doesn't need you.

:rofl:

NGU.

[VegasWolf]

4. BWHAHAHA!!! The rubber stamp is now trying to give orders! nt

[Sadie5]

5. In my opinion

Good old Norm is nothing but a sleazy traitor and they don't need him anymore. He looks like a fool for anything he says.

[VegasWolf]

9. Aren't "sleazy traitor" and Republican synonyms? nt

[wordpix2]

6. should add * letting Rummy run Iraq War & he didn't listen to military

on the ground; this being just one incompetent decision in a string of major disasters in Iraq

[Beetwasher]

8. The More Demands They Make, The Less Likely The Petulant Brat Will Listen

And they'll all fall into the abyss together...It's a negative feedback loop and it's friggin' awesome.

[durrrty libby]

10. W will not be replacing people

Can’t take a chance of a tattle-tale infiltrating the circle of crime

[katty]

35. yup

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

11. Good shot, Norm...

... are you thinking of switching parties?...again?

[notadmblnd]

12. I thought they had just said

they were suffering from exhaustion? I could have sworn this was in LBN earlier in the week?

[rodeodance]

13. hey norm. that is a great list of WH buga loos!!

Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman said yesterday the administration has developed a "tin ear" in dealings with Congress. And he says Bush needs to "look at" the team now serving him.

Coleman cited the White House handling of Hurricane Katrina, the failed Harriet Miers (MY'-urz) Supreme Court nomination and the plans for an Arab company to manage terminals at six U-S ports.

[underpants]

14. So.. who isthe RNC going to support for the Minn. Senate race?

Coleman is clearly OUT!

[rodeodance]

15. "smart" and "experienced" team that is "fully capable." --ok scott ok.

[ConcernedCanuk]

16. "smart" and "experienced" team that is "fully capable." - yes they DO!!

.
.
.

They've successfully advanced the PNACers' agenda in getting BILLIONS of taxpayers dollars to invade and dominate the Middle East.

Meanwhile they succeed in reducing benefits to their own citizens of the USA, gleaning tax-breaks for their already super-rich buddies -

Nah, that team may be evil, inhuman, and so on, but they ain't stupid.

And Lawdy knows they are "experienced"!! The PNACers have been deceiving the taxpayers for decades.

And "capable" of much worse . . .

count on it

(sigh)

[wordpix2]

17. you have a point...

[Norquist Nemesis]

18. Coleman was trying to shill for Bush during Katrina hearings

Coleman's not the only one calling for this; he's just doing it publicly.

I'm worried that if the Dems don't get moving on the Censure Res, they are very soon going to be battling a fresh crew in the WH all primed and ready for battle. Just because the WH is saying 'No' today, in no way reveals what they are actually doing. Duffy just resigned, and probably some other staffers that haven't received more than a mention (sort of like when Claude Allen left, his troubles notwithstanding).

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

20. "Fully capable" of WHAT??????

:shrug:

[radfringe]

21. why should bush* "shake up his staff" when they do

a heck'va job!

[deadparrot]

22. W.House dismisses speculation about staff shake-up

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's spokesman on Wednesday dismissed calls for a White House shake-up as "inside-Washington pontificating" after a series of controversies that have pushed his approval ratings to new lows.

"The president has a smart, capable and experienced team that is fully committed to helping him advance his agenda and get things done for the American people," said White House spokesman Scott McClellan.

A variety of critics, including a member of his own Republican Party this week, have complained it is time to bring in some fresh faces to jumpstart a White House team that has faced crisis after crisis. Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman (news, bio, voting record) cited as the most recent example a Republican revolt over an Arab company's attempt to manage some terminals at six U.S. ports.

Bush's job approval ratings have tumbled to their lowest -- a CNN/Gallup/USA Today poll put him at 36 percent this week -- and the White House has struggled to get its footing ever since New Orleans was swamped by Hurricane Katrina six months ago and the federal government was blamed for a bungled response.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060315/pl_nm/bush_dc

[vademocrat]

23. Since they're denying it, it's probably happening as we read this...

[unda cova brutha]

27. it probally alreadty happened

[hippiechick]

24. ... and therein lies the problem.

"... The president has a ... team that is fully committed to helping him advance his agenda ..."


Will somebody please ask them to CLARIFY, specifically, what their agenda is?
Because it damn sure isn't the one he listed on the job application!!!

:mad:

[physioex]

30. The Agenda.....

Shoplifting......... :rofl:

[leftofthedial]

25. if they deny it, then it's happening

they never tell the truth

NEVER

[DoYouEverWonder]

26. We've already had three resignations in as many days

The SS BushCo is taking on water fast. All hands on deck. Man the lifeboats. It's time to abandon ship.

[pinto]

28. Ha! Love that Scotty had to address the issue...who brought it up?

(I didn't see todays spin fest press briefing..)

[ChairmanAgnostic]

29. earth to scottie:

Every time the administration announces something like this, they go ahead and do the opposite.
I suspect some major changes in the near future.

Maybe they can start with Cheney, then Rove, then Card.

[Thor_MN]

31. The "adults" in charge need adult supervision?

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/15/bush.staffing/index.html

According to sources involved in the discussions, some veteran Republicans have been quietly trying to convince White House chief of staff Andy Card to bring in at least one "adult," like a former senator or another "experienced hand," to help him reach out to congressional leaders, troubleshoot and, in the words of one source, "just be in the loop and give advice."


There was a quote earlier, now pulled, attributed to an anonomous source that said "The Bushies have proven that 5 people can run the country for 4 years and one day." I think it was a typo, my version is "The Bushies have proven that 5 people can ruin the country for 4 years and one day."

[Rex]

32. Like throwing shit in a sewer.

This is the time when PNACongress gets to poke fun at Bush and Cheney.

IMO, Coleman's a nasty fart-stain who wouldn't spit on someone dying of thirst.

[NYC]

33. NBC News with Tim Russert predicts WH shakeup

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2169560

[Orsino]

36. ...while initiating a staff shake-up. n/t