When change isn't

As his presidency continues to circle in the whirlpool of death Bush has been under pressure to make staff changes. Well he did and he didn't. Andrew Card has resigned but a familiar insider has taken his place.

White House Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr. announced his resignation this morning after nearly 5-1/2 years as President Bush's top aide. Bush said Card will be replaced by Joshua B. Bolten, the director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Bush made the announcement in the Oval Office at 8:30 a.m. Card will serve until April 14 to provide a transition period, but the move could presage broader staff changes as Bolten takes over an operation hobbled by political problems heading into a crucial midterm election season.

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In picking Bolten to replace Card, the current President Bush stayed close to home. Resisting Republican advice to pick a seasoned Washington veteran the way Reagan brought in former Senate majority leader Howard H. Baker Jr. when his own presidency was listing in his second term, Bush characteristically picked someone he knows well and trusts implicitly.

This won't please those who have been demanding change at the White House on this election year. Another case of rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Update
Joe Gandelman has more. I think Joe may be reading more into it than is there. I repeat, no real change.