Melody Barnes leaving White House

[Enrique]

Melody Barnes, President Barack Obama’s domestic policy adviser, said Thursday she is leaving the White House at the end of the year to spend more time with her family and consider opportunities in the private sector.

Barnes, a lawyer who was also the top domestic policy adviser on Obama’s 2008 campaign, juggled sensitive issues ranging from health care to education to immigration to nutrition. Prior to joining the campaign, she was the executive vice president for policy at the Center for American Progress. From 1995 to 2003, she served as chief counsel to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy on the Senate Judiciary Committee.


Her departure — first reported by POLITICO - took colleagues by surprise. She was one of a group of women - senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, communications director Anita Dunn, environmental czar Carol Browner and Council of Economic Advisers chairman Christina Romer - named to high positions in the White House at the start of the administration.

All except Jarrett have left, as have deputy senior adviser Stephanie Cutter and deputy communications director Jen Psaki.


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[Liberal_Stalwart71]

1. Translation: I got fired because I don't do shit but get my hair and nails done.

I used to be in meetings with this woman and she is absolutely clueless!!

Good riddance!!!

[Empowerer]

2. That's rather harsh, isn't it?

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

5. Trust me, being in the room with her, I'm being fair. I'll PM you...

[Enrique]

6. share with everyone

why make the accusation public and the proof private?

[flamingdem]

3. Do you know why she was selected originally? nt

[Mimosa]

4. So, who hired her and why if she was clueless? n/t