Bolten Prepares To Take Over
A small sign that incoming WH CoS Josh Bolten is preparing to salt the middle register of White House staffers with loyalists?
Alex Conant, a trusted press aide to Bolten at the Office of Management and Budget, started work today as the Midwest regional spokesman for the WH's Office of Media Affairs.
Before joining OMB, the politically savvy Conant worked for Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and has good pre-existing relationships with political and government reporters throughout the Midwest. (And he'll leverage them: the region includes most of the top SEN '06 races and many GOV races too.) Conant worked for ex-Rep. George Nethercutt's '04 WA SEN bid, too.
BTW: A sad WH pool report crossed the wire last night: "At about 8:19 pm Eastern time, Andy Card popped into the press cabin. "My last flight on the plane, guys," he declared. Some in the press cabin applauded, others were awaken by the applause. Then Card said quietly, "It's really sad."
Impeach Bush (a big liar)
Impeach Bush (a big liar)
Impeach Bush (a big liar)