Capital places its bets in the White House shuffle

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Telegraph
By Alec Russell
(Filed: 05/11/2004)

Washington's favourite parlour game began in earnest yesterday as the capital hummed with speculation over the fate and prospects of President George W Bush's senior aides.

Current thinking in White House circles is that Mr Bush will not indulge in the mass culling that has marked the start of some second terms. He is intensely loyal.

But there are a number of officials itching for promotion or to leave – including those suffering from what Mr Bush yesterday called "burn-out".

"It's a great Washington sport to be talking about who's going to leave … and handicapping my way of thinking," he said after his first cabinet meeting in three months.

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DU odds for next Ambassador to UK?
Colon Bowel 5/4
Pat Robertson 6/4
Jonathan "Riggs Bank" Bush 3/1
?

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1. to the tune of 'deportee'

the votes are aLL in, but they'LL never be counted
dieboLd's been hacked and provisionaLs dumped
they're stacking the courts with reLigious orders
to soLidify power and come back again

good bye coLin
good bye condaLeeza
adios mi amigos
rumsfeLd and woLfie
you won't have any bLame when the country's in fLames
aLL they wiLL caLL you wiLL be chimpanzee


eh, it's a work in progress