Fred Harteis News Articles - President Bush bowed today to calls from within his own party for a shakeup in the senior ranks of the White House, saying that he had reluctantly accepted the resignation of his longtime chief of staff, Andrew H. Card Jr..
The president did not look far to replace him, turning to Joshua B. Bolten, his budget director, who has filled a series of key posts for Mr. Bush since 1999, when Mr. Bush began campaigning for the White House. The White House left open the possibility that Mr. Bolten would, in turn, replace other senior members of the staff, though it was unclear whether that would include any other members of the somewhat shrunken inner circle that Mr. Bush relies upon on a daily basis.
Though his approval ratings have fallen below 40 percent and Republicans have been calling for wholesale change in a staff that some have derided as slow or incompetent, Mr. Bush chose a trusted insider to be his most senior aide. Mr. Bolten, although not part of the
White House officials said they expected no major policy changes on
"Anyone who thinks that's what's coming doesn't understand what makes George Bush tick," said one senior official who has been involved in the discussions. "This is about getting the current agenda through."
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