White House Budget Director Steps Down

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

(06-19) 09:05 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --

White House budget director Rob Portman is resigning and will be replaced by former Iowa Rep. Jim Nussle, Bush administration officials said Tuesday.

Nussle ran for governor of Iowa last year and was defeated. He has been serving in Iowa as an adviser in former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

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Portman, who was a six-term congressman from Cincinnati, left his career on Capitol Hill to join the Bush administration two years ago as trade representative and was named budget director a little more than a year ago to replace Josh Bolten when he became White House chief of staff.

Portman said he was leaving the administration for personal reasons.



Read more: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2007/06/19/national/w090546D86.DTL&type=printable

[Patsy Stone]

1. He clearly wasn't spending enough money on swag.

:eyes:

[n2doc]

2. Rat leaving one sinking ship for another

Rudy will drag him down even lower, if possible.

[eleny]

3. He actually said (per MSNBC) that he wants to spend more time with his family

:rofl:

[Supersedeas]

4. same ole story with the Bushist regime -- why leave the family in the first place?

[legin]

5. I make that 4 or 5 over the last few weeks

Head and deputy head, Joint Chiefs

White House spokesperson Dan Bartlett(?)

One I can't remember ????

Now this guy.

Don't like it

[maddezmom]

6. Republicans privately say that Portman leaving in the middle of budget battles on Capitol Hill will

Republicans privately say that Portman leaving in the middle of budget battles on Capitol Hill will be a blow to the White House, especially since the administration previously touted Portman's close ties to congressional Republican leaders as an important asset in the final 18 months of the Bush presidency as the White House tried to pass legacy items such as immigration, energy and health-care reform. --From CNN's Ed Henry (Posted 12:11 p.m.)

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/19/tuesday/index.html

[Debi]

7. NUSSLE????

:rofl:


Well, I guess the Administration has finally reached the bottom of the barrell!

[Norquist Nemesis]

8. Uh-oh...Did Larry Flynt get some dirt?

:evilgrin:

[stillcool]

9. he obviously didn't do anything too bad....

or he'd be in rehab.

[Tigress DEM]

10. So this guy wouldn't LIE enough, so they went down the scum ladder.

Don't know the guy personally, just stating the starndard MO.

What worries me is what is going to be lost as far as evidence during this transition?

[Virginia Dare]

11. Another one who got tired of working for a drug and alcohol

addled slacker who couldn't find his ass with both hands.

[bobthedrummer]

12. K&R #5

Sorry that I posted a dupe-very happy at this news.

[pnorman]

13. Jim Nussle (R, IA)

"My biggest fear is going to be going to the funeral of some young Iowa man or woman who dies in this conflict and having their mother or father come up to me and ask whether or not their son or daughter died for America, or died to save Bill Clinton's presidency. I don't know what I would say to those grieving parents.

For that reason I believe the President must resign immediately."

Rep. Jim Nussle (R-IA), Congressional Record, H11963, 12-18-98.

pnorman

[gratuitous]

14. Gee Mr. Nussle

Number of soldiers Bill Clinton sent into combat who didn't come home: 0.

Number of soldiers George W. Bush sent into combat who didn't come home: 3,500 and counting.

What do you say to the grieving parents of Iowa, Mr. Nussle? What do you say when they ask if their son or daughter died for America or died in service of an administration full of lies and liars? Or is it not a question that bothers you anymore after 3,500 deaths? Have you gotten used to it by now?

[olddad56]

15. With no real budget, who needs a budget director

[Tesla]

16. I was thinking that... what budget is he talking about?

Also Portman helped ol Smirky take Ohio in the last election....

Look what we've got for our loyality... a bad job and Ohio is going down.

I look around Ohio and there are factories empty or torn down, all gone to another country...

Governor I doubt, Strickland is just fine thank you Mr. Portman.

And you'd have to mud wrestle ol Jean for his old job back.....eeeeewwwwwwwwwww