"What's Up With Treas. Secretary John Snow?"

[AnnInLa]

What's Up With Treas. Sec. John Snow?

Today a spokesperson announced that Snow will delay a long-planned trip to Tanzania and South Africa to deal with some issues on Capitol Hill. Spokesperson Tony Fratto told The Hotline that Snow believed pending legislation on the debt ceiling and CFIUS reform legislation merited his immediate attention enough to delay the trip.

But is this a delay or a cancellation? A Hotline source says Snow met with officials at the Office of Presidential Personnel this morning, and that Snow's calendar has been cleared for Thursday afternoon and all of Friday.

Snow's unusual scheduling changes come the same day as Peter Baker's article in today's Washington Post suggesting that WH staffers are "wearing down," the same day as a profile of WH CoS Andrew Card says he "sounds like a man about to lose his job," and just three days after Interior Sec. Gale Norton announced her resignation. (For more on the turnover, or just the rumors of turnover, see today's Hotline)

So, while this could be another of the ever-present Snow-retirement and Card-to-Treasury rumors, at least some staffers at Treasury believe their boss may be on his way out the door, and in the very near future.

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/

[blogslut]

1. Snow retiring

sounds very possible. After all, he has a somewhat incestuous relationship with Dubai Ports World.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. Looks like the rats are starting to jump

the SS BushCo.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. With the White House toilets backing up...

and everyone knee-deep in shit, a combination of housecleaning and rats deserting the ship is to be expected.

And, there's the burnout factor. Every administration sees people leave who just can't be bothered with the job any more. The second term is often the killer, since little can be accomplished and it's mostly just slogging through the motions.

[spanone]

4. Chin deep in Dubai Deal...crooked as the day is long.

[tanyev]

5. Does he need to spend more time with his family?

Boy, there are a lot of needy families in the Bush administration.

[marylanddem]

6. I bet some in those "needy families" are just as glad

that their flunkie Bushco lackey relatives are out of the house so much.

[louis-t]

7. How long has he been treasury sec?

Less than a year, I think. Not burnout.

[bigbrother05]

8. Iran changes currency on the 20th

of March, will go to the euro, and that means the dollar will be worthless.