Posted on 06/14/2006 4:37:35 PM PDT by notes2005
Michael J. Gerson, one of President Bush's most trusted advisers and author of nearly all of his most famous public words during the past seven years, plans to step down in the next couple weeks in a decision that colleagues believe will leave a huge hole in the White House at a critical period.
Gerson said in an interview that he has been talking with Bush for many months about leaving for writing and other opportunities but waited until the White House political situation had stabilized somewhat. "It seemed like a good time," he said. "Things are back on track a little. Some of the things I care about are on a good trajectory."
Since first joining the presidential campaign in 1999, Gerson has evolved into one of the most central players in Bush's inner circle, often considered among the three or four aides closest to the president. He has been called one of the best speechwriters of his age, the conscience of the White House and the embodiment of Bush's vision of "compassionate conservatism."
Beyond shaping the language of the Bush presidency, Gerson shaped much of its policy as well. He was one of the architects of the Bush doctrine making the spread of democracy the fundamental goal of U.S. foreign policy. He led a personal crusade within the administration to make unprecedented multibillion-dollar investments in fighting AIDS, malaria and poverty around the globe. He became one of the lone voices pressing for more action to stop the genocide in Darfur.
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Do I smell a #1 book deal on the horizon?
O goodness!! A SPEECHWRITER and ADVISOR is leaving! BUSH is DOOOMED I TELL YOU!
Let's see...President Bush's 'Bushism's all came from this guy? He actually wrote "strategery"...
More DRIVE BY MEDIA!!
I can hardly wait to not hear *jobs Americans won't do* again.
OH...I thought ROVE was the President's "BRAIN"...now it's this guy?
Cheney...what about CHENEY!!!
BUSH WILL NEVER WIN A #RD TERM NOW
Dooooooooooooomed
He even got Dubya to give standard pronunciation to many, if not all, words in the speeches. Not nukular, though. There is a line in the sand on that one.
Funny isn't it. Every time a Bush appointee steps down it's the beginning of the end for his administration?
Can media actually make their mind about who Bush's brain is? Cheney, Rove, or Gerson? How about Bush himself?
I'm available.
Will the carnage never end?
Gerson is a strong Christian. I'm sure his faith, more than political ideology, guided his advice on various issues, and also helped form the message that Pres. Bush needed to communicate. Hate to see a person like this leave the White House.
"Doomed!"
Don't you mean "domed?" She certainly is.
He is stepping down as things have become better for the Bush Administration.
Good Riddance and now for fresh ideas.
Some of his most notable quoteables:
"Illegals do jobs Americans don't want to do." and "The Minutemen are vigilantes" ...how about NUKlear?
I'd hit that with my BFG 2x.
LOL!
She will love being in the public eye for a change...
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