The Bush White House

Posted: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 9:10 AM by Domenico Montanaro
Filed Under: White House

There's a new Karl Rove, officially, that is. Yesterday, Bush appointed Barry Jackson, Rove’s longtime deputy. Jackson's official title is assistant to the president for "Strategic Initiatives and External Affairs." This puts him in charge for managing the White House offices of Political Affairs, Public Liaison, Intergovernmental Affairs, and Strategic Initiatives. Before joining the White House in 2002, Jackson served as chief of staff to now-House Min. Leader John Boehner.

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BUSH and BOEHNER: Politics' answer to Beavis and Butthead

Robert Catalano, Salem, OR (Sent Wednesday, September 05, 2007 9:55 AM)

If Bush is officially between brains, he could maybe get Gary Coleman to fill in as a temporary brain.

JIrby, Colorado (Sent Wednesday, September 05, 2007 11:55 AM)

More like Bush and Boner!

G (Sent Wednesday, September 05, 2007 12:28 PM)

You are right, G, they do fit together better.

Robert Catalano, Salem, OR (Sent Wednesday, September 05, 2007 1:11 PM)

"Strategic Initiatives and External Affairs"...sounds like Foley, Craig and that anti-gay preacher's moral values and political obsessions, doesn't it?

Class Warrior, D.C. (Sent Wednesday, September 05, 2007 1:56 PM)

A new 'Karl Rove'! Great! Just in time too. And here I was concerned that liberals were going to run out of things to whine about.

Patrick Jason, Brimingham, AL (Sent Wednesday, September 05, 2007 2:14 PM)

heh heh..heh..you said BOEHNER..heh.heh..heh

7/11 nachos (Sent Thursday, September 06, 2007 7:55 AM)

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