Andy, We Hardly Knew Ye

Looks like the President finally caved into the pressure for a shakeup...

AP:
White House Chief of Staff Card Resigns

White House chief of staff Andy Card has resigned and will be replaced by budget director Joshua Bolten, President Bush announced Tuesday amid growing calls for a White House shakeup and Republican concern about Bush's tumbling poll ratings...

Not that this makes any difference, of course, but it does show Bush is paying attention and is concerned about the perceptions of a never-changing bubble. But really, he's still in the bubble, the President just exchanged one of his loyalists with another. While he did listen to the calls in conservative circles for some change in his senior staff, he still held his ground by promoting one of his own rather than someone from the outside. All his staff changes just end up being a game of musical chairs.

Until he replaces one of the real power players (Rove, Rummy, etc), it's all just window dressing.

[PS- More desperation... the President has been chatting up the press in private gatherings:
For Bush and Press, Informal Talks]