Bolten is "new W.H. broom" but "Cheney & Rove will remain power centers"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Bolten to Breathe Fresh Life Into White House Team
Sunday, April 02, 2006

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,190228,00.html

WASHINGTON — President Bush's next chief of staff is the new broom in the White House and his task is clear: Do some housecleaning or, at least, raise some dust.

Some presidents position themselves in the center of a wheel-and-deal one-on-one with advisers. Others use the chief of staff's office as a control center. The Bush White House operates more like a triumvirate: Bush, Rove and Cheney.

"Bolten's not managing a one-ring circus, he's managing a three-ring circus," said former Clinton chief of staff John Podesta, now president of the American Center for Progress, a left-leaning think tank in Washington. He said he believes Cheney and Rove will remain power centers.

The administration long has been criticized for being insular. Beginning with Hurricane Katrina, it has been accused of not recognizing the seriousness of troubles that analysts in both parties say should have raised red flags — especially in a disciplined administration like Bush's.

[Virginia Dare]

1. Using a broom when they need a power washer...n/t