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White House Morning Update
Ever trying to control the spin of the news, the White House communications operation, in its “Morning Update,” today made sparing mention of yesterday’s major staff changes in which Press Secretary Scott McClellan announced his resignation and Karl Rove’s job description was changed.
The “Morning Update,” e-mailed to White House reporters and others, was topped by highlights of a Los Angeles Times article on Bush’s Wednesday speech in Tuskegee, Alabama, an event that was greatly overshadowed by Wednesday’s staff changes.
The second item on the “Morning Update” included the only mention of the changes, quoting Dan Bartlett, counselor to the president, from a radio interview in which he said “this president wants to accomplish a lot in the last 1,000 days of his presidency” and wants to make sure “he has the staff and the team and the lines of responsibility in a way that he feels that can be most successful for this president.”
Next up on the update were highlights from: - A Washington Post interview in which Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen talked about how valuable the Coast Guard is. - A CBS story about of life expectancy for Americans is increasing. - An AP story about Bush and four governors talking about how well the war is going. - A Kansas City Star story about the enthusiastic response Vice President Cheney got from troops at Fort Riley. - An AP story quoting Secretary of State Rice saying peace will come to Iraq. - A Washington Post column calling for congressional approval of the Bush-backed U.S.-India civilian nuclear agreement.
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