Bush Personnel Announcement at 1:45 EDT (Porter Goss Resigns from CIA)

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[Rutles4Ever]

Press conference at 1:45

[ReignOfError]

I saw on another dummy site that Fitzpatrick is meeting the grand jury today, think its Rove?

I don't think they'd call an Oval Office event for Rove. His profile isn't that high, and he's already given up the policy portfolio, so he's purely a political advisor. He'd probably quietly leave the White House to head up the RSCC.

Given the level of attention, I think it's likely to be someone cabinet-level, and of those, Snow seems most likely. Rumsfeld isn't out of the question, but isn't the way I'd bet.

In either case, don't be surprised if Bush reaches across the aisle for a replacement; it's a fairly common second-term move (see Clinton and Cohen). Picking Lieberman for a cabinet post would put another Dem-held seat in play, and don't rule out Sam Nunn for defense. I can't think of any retired Dems who stand out as a pick for Treasury.

[prairiebreeze]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg and John Paul Stevens are both leaving the court and I will be making my nominations on Monday.

Now THAT would be sweet.

[Petronski]

I would love for GWB to roll out a flat screen tv and go to a live feed of Osama in a cage next to Zarquawi in a side by side cage.

If he's going to do that, he can use a traditional CRT television for all I care!

[Howlin]

Are you this slow?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1627395/posts?page=120#120

[kpp_kpp]

at least we now know what title to use to get a really active discussion on fr.

[clawrence3]

"Personnel" sounds more like Executive branch to me - we can dream through : )

[Cyber Liberty]

I find your enthusiastic and forceful tenacity on your issue admirable. It's also thread hijacking to keep pursuing it on this thread, unless and until the President does make a remark about the illegal aliens.

[Howlin]

"Some?"

I hope it's nothing big enough to distract from the fun with Patrick Kennedy!

[Warren_Piece]

I've been pretty sick of every single thread turning into an argument about "Jorge".

Issues has an issue and she won't rest until it becomes your issue, too. Even when she's not talking about her issue it's clear she would rather be talking about her issue. Something of a secular evangelist, he religion, her raison d'etre, her abiding passion is....well, her issue. Not exclusive to any ideological orientation, her issue could be the environment, abortion rights, raw foods, breast feeding, whatever. Her obsession, however, provides the key to defeating her in battle; she can't tolerate indifference, so if her thrusts are simply ignored she will rage, accuse, condemn, plead and finally, go away.

[txhurl]

"I know this will stir some interest," McClellan said. "I'm not able to go further than that at this point."

Whoa.. maybe he is pulling a Democrat in for something, leaving a seat open.

[clawrence3]

Yeah - I just saw that post (I was being sarcastic though ; )

[Howlin]

it really is all about hate Bush

For sure.

[half-cajun]

That's what I was thinking. For all those people upset about the thread turning to illegal immigration, they sure keep spending a lot of time talking about how the thread has turned into one about illegal immigration.

[RobFromGa]

Bush has two and a half more years to make SCOTUS appointments. We need to hold the Senate in 2006 if for no other reason than this...

[half-cajun]

That's what I was thinking. For all those people upset about the thread turning to illegal immigration, they sure keep spending a lot of time talking about how the thread has turned into one about illegal immigration.

[txrangerette]

NOPE!

[HEY4QDEMS]

I'll make ONE exception for illegal immigration: Latina singer Graciela Beltran

Why not Shakira??

[chrispycsuf]

not cheney...hes in kazakhstan

[chris1]

If he could do that, that would truly change everything for the next two years.

[Darlin']

LOL. ya gotta picture to support your support ?