March 29, 2006
Hotline After Dark
For those who watched too much "Scrubs" and not enough of cable news.
Most of the shows led with Andy Card's resignation -- although Lou Dobbs still led with immigration. A lot of ex-WH CoSes made appearances, giving their takes on Card and new CoS Josh Bolton.
Some quick ledes and takes:
MSNBC's Stewart: "If you want fries with that shakeup, well, you're only going to get the 'taters" ("Countdown," 3/28).
CNN's Malveaux: "The big question remains whether or not his departure will help rejuvenate President Bush's agenda. Some GOP strategists are skeptical -- one of them telling me that a White House staff change will not bring victory in Iraq any time sooner" ("AC 360," 3/28).
FNC's Cameron: "On major domestic and foreign policy issues, the president has made it clear he has no intention of changing course. And while he recognizes public misgivings, the president argues that what he really needs to do is better explain his decisions and policies, not change them" ("Special Report," 3/28).
CNN's J. King: "I talked to a very senior Republican strategist very close to this White House, and he called this replacing Tweedle-Dee with Tweedle-Dum" ("AC 360," 3/28).
DEMS SAY ...
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) got out the Dem response in a "Situation Room" appearance: "I don't think he comes to this job with a great set of credentials. But I want to give him a chance. You know, the bottom line is, if the president of the United States is going to lead this country in a new direction, which they are begging for, then he needs a new approach, a new team, maybe a new set of political values" (CNN, 3/26).
MORE TO COME?
CNN also ran an interview Pres. Bush gave to CNN en Espanol's Juan Carlos Lopez. Most of the interview was about the upcoming summit in Cancun (no word if Bush will party at Senor Frogs with Lou Dobbs) but he was asked if there were more staff changes coming, Bush: "Josh has just begun to take a look at the White House structure. And I haven't had a chance to talk to him about the future yet. But right now I'm honoring and celebrating the service of Andy Card" ("Situation Room," 3/28).
NBC's Gregory: "The president has been very clear that Josh Bolten will have a free hand, meaning that other changes may come" ("Hardball," MSNBC, 3/28).
Weekly Standard's Kristol: "This is the first of a series of changes. And I think we could end up with a much more combative and aggressive administration than we've had in the last few months" ("Special Report," FNC, 3/28).
Pat Buchanan: "I have to think ... that it's probably the beginning of a lot of changes in the White House and maybe one or two in the cabinet. I think the president has clearly got the message" ("Situation," MSNBC, 3/28).
HEY '08ers, IT PAYS TO HAVE AN ISSUE
And Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) was on "Situation Room," "Hannity & Colmes" and "The Situation" to talk about immigration. [EMILY GOODIN]
Posted at 07:12 AM
Comments
I'll take Zach Braff over Lou Dobbs any day of the week.
Mike | 03.29.06 10:02 AM
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FYI, that's Josh BoltEn
The Spelling Nazi | 03.29.06 11:06 AM
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