Breaking: Ed Gillepsie to be Bartlett's replacement

[doxieone]

Source: CNN and yahoo

There will be a 12:45 p.m. formal announcement today, per CNN.

Official: Gillespie in as Bush adviser By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer
8 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - Ed Gillespie, a high-dollar Washington lobbyist and long-time go-to guy for President Bush and the Republican Party, is replacing Dan Bartlett as White House counselor in the president's inner circle, according to a senior administration official.

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The president is having lunch Wednesday with Gillespie and Bartlett and making the announcement afterward, said the official, who requested anonymity because Bush had not yet talked.

Gillespie, a former head of the national GOP, will take on Bartlett's same duties and title as a senior presidential adviser, the official said. He starts June 27, in order to have some overlap with Bartlett, who is leaving around July 4.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070613/ap_on_go_pr_wh/white_house_counselor_15

[sabra]

1. "welcome to the party, pal"

[BOSSHOG]

2. Curley replaces Moe while Larry waits in the wings

gillespie is just another run of the mill cheap conservative republican whore with no values and no integrity. A perfect candidate for a job in the bush administration.

[aquart]

5. That about sums it up, yes.

[durrrty libby]

3. One butt cheek is the same as the other

[Buzz Clik]

4. didn't this break yesterday?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2878430
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=1095890

I guess this will continue to break until it's confirmed.

[doxieone]

6. This is the first 'breaking news' to 100% confirm it.

And involve dorky Dumbya making the announcement on TV.

[ginnyinWI]

7. oh, man.

They just can't help themselves, but must keep recycling the same names. I suppose they don't have that many loyal Bushies left, actually, who can be trusted to be loyal to the "family".

Better for our side, right?

[hatrack]

8. The Chinless Wonder returns

This should be interesting . . . in the same sense that tornadoes and train wrecks are interesting.

[Binka]

21. Jesus Mr Rat With No Jaw Is Back In Action?

Gimme a drink. I hate that fuckwittage!

[PCIntern]

9. I thought that this was a joke post...

at first.

Yich.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

10. Every time he thinks he's out they pull him back in again.

[radfringe]

11. lol

sounds about right to me - they've shuffled a deck chair over from the titanic and put it on the hindenberg... or vice-versa

[kskiska]

12. Andy Gump

Just moving the deck chairs around.

[baldguy]

13. Just the usual suspects all the time.

They never go away, do they?

[bobthedrummer]

14. It's another "new" functionary in the BFEE's Republican Politburo/Gestapo

:mad:
:argh:
:nuke:

[spanone]

15. swapping shit for manure.

[OregonBlue]

16. Good, because he is really a very stupid, short-sighted, incompetent idiot who is

sure to give * very bad advice!!

[Javaman]

17. So the events coordinator on the Titanic says to the first mate...

Do you like how I re-arraigned the deck chairs?

[youngdem]

18. I found a baby picture of Ed Gillespie

Even then, you could see the handsome bastard he would one day be.

[PlanetBev]

20. I almost spit Sprite on my keyboard, Youngdem

I can't stand that chinless rodent. This guy just keeps popping up in different incarnations.

[Roland99]

19. One BSer to another.