MSNBC Breaking News: Harriett Myers resigns

[Norquist Nemesis]

The White House is really desperate to grab all of the attention they can!

:rofl:

[Bake]

1. I can't imagine what ELSE she's qualified to do ...

So she must be planning to spend more time with her family.

Bake

[MidwestTransplant]

17. Funny I was going to say who could be more qualifed than her!

;)

[RB TexLa]

19. She can run for her old city council seat

[shain from kane]

2. Condi won.

[Norquist Nemesis]

12. ROFL!

And John Negroponte gets tapped as her date for the next State Dinner.

[Clark2008]

Who's family is she quitting to spend time with?

:crazy:

[valerief]

5. LOL! nt

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. other than to change junior's Depends, what was her job anyway?

I could never figure that out.

[bullwinkle428]

8. Had to think about it for a minute, then remembered that she was

the one assigned to teach ethics to administration members after the whole Plamegate/Scooter Libby thing! I guess the job's been completed and they're all completely ethical now!

[TomInTib]

4. Scapegoat

Just wait and see.

It was Harriett who misled poor Alberto all along, dontcha know?

[Norquist Nemesis]

13. Well, at least her calendar's free for her to show up

for Hearings. *big smile*

[underpants]

6. And she wanted to be our Supreme Court justice

tsk tsk tsk

[wndycty]

7. They are not looking for attention. . .

. . .they are looking to hide it. All the evening news and morning papers will be about the changes on the Hill. This is most likely not an attention grab, but an attempt to hide bad and embarrassing news.

[Norquist Nemesis]

11. Myers, Negroponte...who's next?

It's not going to be too tough for them to hide things though. Between Bush's scolding to the Nation next week, threats to Democrats, and the start of the Libby trial poor Britney's just going to have to get in line.

[Lasher]

24. Yep, great day for a news dump.

They didn't even have to wait till Friday.

[partylessinOhio]

9. Who really cares? Good riddance to another hack. She'll get a lovely

pension and can go off with her lover who came forward to convince the public that she should be on the SC.




Bye :hi: Bye!

[itsmesgd]

10. I've been waiting for the wh to make a stink today to steal some thunder

[Bucky]

14. To be fair, we do have to say this about the Bush White House...

they sure know how to make a stink.

[Drifter]

15. From what ?

This sounds too much like the Seinfeld where Kramer decides to retire.
Jerry responds "From What ?"

Cheers
Drifter

[stillcool]

16. all this re-arranging of the furniture..

can't be just for cosmetics...or can it?

[madrchsod]

18. interesting....

another loyal bush enabler "resigns" from the sinking ship. is it so bad that the woman who has loved him all these years is leaving ?

[Norquist Nemesis]

20. At least he still has Laura and Barney

Does that mean that Bush likes male dogs? *wink*

[Cassandra]

26. I guess bitches...

remind him of Babs.

[Mist]

22. That's my take on it--she knows * is goin' down. nt

[npincus]

21. so will she send him a Valentine this year?

[peacetalksforall]

23. Pondering what's going on behind the curtains - do you think she

and Negroponte are part of private recommendations from the Baker group of advisors? Or are they needing time to hire lawyers to defend themselves?

I personally wish that the people of Central America would rise up to investigate the role played by Negroponte in the massacres that have taken place in many of those countries.

[Norquist Nemesis]

31. I'll extend a little, teensy weensy smidgeon of 'meh'

due to historically there is turnover with new terms. But the level of filling seats from within is unprecedented with Bush.

I have no doubt the Harriett has a full list of vetted nominees at the ready for the Judiciary (including SCOTUS) and she's not leaving until Jan. 31. It's going to be interesting to see who Josh Bolten taps to move into her seat.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/results/leadership/dept_WH.html
Elliot Abrams Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Global Democracy Strategy
J. Michael Allen Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Legislative Affairs
Ruben Barrales Deputy Assistant to the President and Director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Dan Bartlett Counselor to the President
Lea Berman Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary
Joshua Bolten Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff
J.D. Crouch, II Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor
Janet Eissenstat Director of the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships
Linda Gambatesa Deputy Assistant to the President for Management, Administration and Oval Office Operations
Mike Gerson Assistant to the President for Policy and Strategic Planning
Stephen J. Hadley Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Joe Hagin Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff
Keith Hennessey Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Deputy Director, National Economic Council
Allan B. Hubbard Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director, National Economic Council
Barry Jackson Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Senior Advisor
Joel Kaplan Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
William Kelley Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel
Jay Lefkowitz Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea
Anita McBride Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady
John McConnell Deputy Assistant to the President, Deputy Director of Presidential Speechwriting and Assistant to the Vice President
William McGurn Assistant to the President for Speechwriting
Harriet Miers Counsel to the President
Karl Rove Assistant to the President, Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor
Desiree Sayle Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of USA Freedom Corps
Tony Snow Assistant to the President and Press Secretary
John E. Straub Special Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Administration
Carol Thompson Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy
Frances Townsend Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Richard Tubb Director, White House Medical Unit
Nicolle Wallace Assistant to the President for Communications
Peter Wehner Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Initiatives
Susan Whitson Press Secretary, Office of the First Lady
Candida Wolff Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
Liza Wright Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel
Raul Yanes Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary
Karl Zinsmeister Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy

[flyarm]

25. SHE IS NOT STICKING AROUND FOR A SUBPOENA!!

NOTICE THE YELLOW STREAK ALL AROUND WASHINGTON IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS!!

run repugs run!!

you can run but you can not hide!!

fly

[Avalux]

27. Ha ha ha.

Harriet is probably leaving cause she knows what's was coming down the pike from Congress and that she'll be stuck in the middle of it. :rofl:

A question though - if she resigns, will Congress still be able to call her to testify? :shrug:

[malaise]

28. Who is she again

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[progressoid]

30. Who's gonna give Georgie his back rubs now?

[malaise]

32. Cheney

:rofl: :rofl:

[malaise]

34. Cheney

:rofl: :rofl:

[orleans]

29. all that leering fuckhead did to her finally scared her off n/t

[Generator]

33. Bush needs a REAL lawyer you know competent and intelligent

and stuff like that to deal with MY MAN, Conyers and some others. That's what me thinks. WOW Chimpy is not as DUMB as he looks! Or maybe it's Plame whatever it IS, Ms. Myers was no match for the fighting DEMS. Me hopes.

[Norquist Nemesis]

35. From what I understand, they've been 'lawyering up' since Nov. 4th

and BIG time.