Dan Bartlett resigns.
Dan Bartlett resigns.
Dan Bartlett, Counselor to President Bush, has resigned, effective July 4, to “begin a career outside of government.” AP reports:
The move was announced on Bartlett’s 36th birthday. He has been with Bush for nearly 14 years, from Bush’s first campaign as governor of Texas, through two races for the White House and more than six years of a presidency marked by costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and an ongoing battle against terrorism.
As counselor to the president, Bartlett has been at the center of White House decision-making, stepping into the public eye in times of trouble to defend Bush on everything from the unpopular war in Iraq to the government’s bungled response to Hurricane Katrina and the Republicans’ loss of Congress.
President Bush has released a statement that reads in part:
Laura and I will miss Dan Bartlett very much. Dan has been a true counselor to the president, his contribution has been immeasurable. I value his judgment and treasure his friendship.
UPDATE: CNN’s full report:
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The guy’s only 36?? Wow. He looks mid-40s. I guess nefarious malfeasance will age a man quite prematurely
June 1st, 2007 at 9:18 amFox News Sunday panelist to be beats shilling for Mr. Incompetent (sorry Tony, you should have stayed put)
June 1st, 2007 at 9:21 amThe guy’s only 36?
Yup. And he’s been an “advisor” to GDumbya for 14 years. That means he began at age 22. Now just tell me what a 22-year-old is smart and experienced enough to “advise” a gubernatorial candidate about . . . oh, never mind . . . we’re talking about “advising” GDumbya, aren’t we? That means that Bartlett was probably in charge of scoring cocaine for GDumbya and “advising” him on what to use as a mixer with his Jack Daniels. In his spare time, he probably made martinis for LaLa, too.
June 1st, 2007 at 9:22 amHe looks more like 50 to me.
That’s what a life of crime will get you.
June 1st, 2007 at 9:23 amSince this is normal at this point in the 6th year of a presidency, according to the media, can we please have Karl Rove leave, too?
June 1st, 2007 at 9:25 amAnyway, the rats are leaving the sinking ship.
I bet he just wants to get the hell out before monkey boy attacks Iran.
He probably realizes that a meltdown, of biblical proportions, is on the horizon and doesn’t want to be tasked with having to deal with it.
June 1st, 2007 at 9:26 amI wonder if he’s single?!?!?!?
June 1st, 2007 at 9:29 amWow. I thought he was in his mid-40s. That just shows you what associating with evil will do to a guy.
What will he do now!? He’s never done anything else!
June 1st, 2007 at 9:30 amThe U.S.S. MISSION UNACCOMPLISHED is going
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and the rats are leaving….
June 1st, 2007 at 9:31 amDan, will you come visit me?
June 1st, 2007 at 9:31 amalways the wrong people… tell me about Bush, Cheney, Rovey or Gonzo resigning, for God’s sake!!!
June 1st, 2007 at 9:34 amwhats the point Dan… your soul has long sense rotted away. whatever happened to stay the course!?
June 1st, 2007 at 9:37 am#7 ~ Proof that trolls don’t read. The stated reason for leaving was to ‘reacquaint himself with his family’ ~ his wife and three kids.
He looks old because of the job. It’s not the age, it’s the mileage.
If I were him I’d get a nice management job in some Texas oil company filling out TPS reports and fetching coffee. Mindless.
June 1st, 2007 at 9:38 amTHIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF POLITICAL PARASITE AND SCUM WHY 80% OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THINK WE ARE HEADED IN THE
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DIRECTION, WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Listen, what i can tell is Bartlett has a history of the “revolving door” you
know convicted criminals in congress that go straight to lobbying firms.
Literally legal bribery WITH YOUR MONEY – - THAT’S WHY YOU GET
FRIGGIN FAR SUPERIOR SERVICE AT MCDONALD’S because “things” like
bartlett create a situation to CORRUPT what services you should get so
from are god appointed rock solid trusty servants – -
WE GET THE FRIGGIN GREASE PITS HEADED FOR THE LANDFILL
that is why billions if not trillions of “Pork” and corporate welfare, and a
NICE FAT GOVERNMENT CONTRACT…. stuffed right in, corrupts everything..
LITERALLY A CESSPOOL OF HIGH CLASS LEGAL BRIBERY, LITERALLY
POLITICAL HOODLUMS …. Like Jacky knows wanda happenings…
Like a complete cesspool of maggots, rats, leeches, ticks, roaches, and
outright high class scum dirt bags …
NOW JIMBO DUDE ALWAYS SPEAKS THE TRUTH AND THIS IS REFORM – -
A) Any swindler who makes campaign promises lying through their teeth
STRAIGHT TO THE FRIGGIN SLAMMER
B) Any resignation where corruption occurs via revolving door
STRAIGHT TO THE FRIGGIN SLAMMER
C) Stuffin pork and lobbyist written acts or reform
STRAIGHT TO THE FRIGGIN SLAMMER
D) Any votes at the wee wee hours of the morning awaiting dracul’s
arrival when TOTALLY CORRUPTED CROOKS will scratch and smooze
that 150 – 225 against to what transforms to 217 – 215 FOR …..
BECAUSE of arm twisting… favors, smoozing, and scratching
IMMEDIATELY STRAIGHT TO THE FRIGGIN SLAMMER AND THROW THE
FRIGGIN KEY AWAY FOREVER :)
Enough to barf these TOTALLY CORRUPTED pukes right out of their
thievery and arrogance
STRAIGHT TO THE FRIGGIN SLAMMER
and above all dude – - you can’t barf and puke them out because the
system is RIGGED, with a bunch of CROOKS doing one another favors and
stashin and rigging and covering one another so those totally corrupted
lawbreakers stay in for another 2, 3, 5, 10 years. ANYONE SMOOZING
AND SCRATCHING ONE ANOTHER (and there’s alot of thugs doing that – -
hastert, frist, cheney bush, etc)
IMMEDIATELY STRAIGHT TO THE FRIGGIN SLAMMER
—-
JIMBO DUDE
ALWAYS SPEAKS
THE TRUTH WITH ROCK SOLID INTEGRITY
That’s the friggin way you get superior service from OUR government
CLEAN UP THIS FRIGGIN TOTALLY CORRUPTED CRIMINAL CLASS DUDE
AND THROW THEM ALL IN THE FRIGGIN SLAMMER DUDE
Jimbo dude ALWAYS speaks rock solid TRUTH and jimbo DUDE always has
the MOST
ROCK SOLID INTEGRITY
Dude
June 1st, 2007 at 9:39 amannounced on Bartlett’s 36th birthday…
HE’S ONLY 36 ?!?!?!
He has been with Bush for nearly 14 years…
HE WAS ONLY 22 !!!! … my youngest kid is almost 22…
still in the learning stages…
no wonder he was so easliy bent to a life of crime…
good riddance… i hated seeing that creep slather his lies…
June 1st, 2007 at 9:40 am…
The guy’s only 36?? Wow. He looks mid-40s. I guess nefarious malfeasance will age a man quite prematurely
Comment by Punchy — June 1, 2007 @ 9:18 am
That was exactly my thoughts…
No wonder Dick Cheney looks like he’s 112.
June 1st, 2007 at 9:40 amIt’s a shame,really:
June 1st, 2007 at 9:44 amNow Bush will have to hire 2 liars,at taxpayer expense,to replace Bartlett.
July 4th, eh?
Sounds like he is declaring his indepencence from ole’ stupid boy.
June 1st, 2007 at 9:45 am“begin a career outside of government.â€
uh huh… but not too very far away from it, i’m sure…
…
looks like many have the same reaction to his actual age…
good one – cheney at 112! …
June 1st, 2007 at 9:46 am…
Wonder if he’s going to the Thompson campaign with Griffin.
June 1st, 2007 at 9:47 amLOL yet another rat jumping ship with the patent excuse to “spend more time with his family” the patent Rethug departing mantra.
he looks 50 to me. Guess that life o’ crime is wearing him down.
June 1st, 2007 at 9:48 amFrom coke pimp for Dubya in his 20’s to full tilt Mafioso thug in his 30’s
quite the career trajectory!
You’re doing a heck-of-a-job Danny!
/sarcasm
June 1st, 2007 at 9:49 amAlthough this is just another rat off a large sinking ship, you have to wonder what additional scandal is about to break in which Dan will be implicated. Maybe pictures of Dan and Jeff Gannon have surfaced? We can only hope its some family values issue like that.
Good riddance Dan. Dont let the White House door hit you on the ass on your way out
June 1st, 2007 at 9:50 am“With twin, 3-year-old boys and another son born in January, Bartlett said it was time to pursue a new chapter of his life and “reacquaint myself with my family.” His wife, Allyson, had joked that they should name their newborn “Exit Strategy.”"
Yes, because exit strategy is always a joke around the WH.
June 1st, 2007 at 9:53 amHIGHEST CLASS HOUSE OF THE LAND CORRUPTION
WEED OUT ALL THE CRIMINALS STRAIGHT TO THE SLAMMER
SENATE CORRUPTION
STRAIGHT TO THE SLAMMER
CONGRESS CORRUPTION
STRAIGHT TO THE FRIGGIN SLAMMER
REVOLVING DOOR CORRUPTION
STRAIGHT TO THE FRIGGIN SLAMMER
K STREET
TEAR THIS PARASITE DOWN AND LEVEL EVERY FRIGGIN BIT OF IT
TO THE FRIGGIN GROUND, ROUND UP ALL THE PARASITES
AND
THROW ALL OF THEM
IN THE FRIGGIN SLAMMER
DUDE
ANY FUNNY BUSINESS LIKE PRIVATE ISLANDS, CORPORATE BRIBES,
TRUSTY TELEPHONE TO SOLICIT BRIBES, $5000 PER PLATE, TOTALLY
CORRUPTED PAC’S, $100,000, AND $1,000,000 PLATES
STRAIGHT TO THE FRIGGIN SLAMMER
ANY FUNNY BUSINESS AT THE WEE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING WHERE
TOTALLY CORRUPTION OCCURS HOLDING VOTES OPEN FOR HOURS WHERE
DRACULA TAKES OVER WITH ARM TWISTING, SMOOZING, FAVORS, AND
SCRATCHING
DUDE…. STRAIGHT TO THE FRIGGIN SLAMMER DUDE
IT’S TOTALLY RIGGED DUDE WHEN THIS KIND OF FUNNY BUSINESS GOES
DOWN DUDE
THAT’S HOW WE FRIGGIN CLEAN UP WITH GREASEPIT MESS WE GOT
OURSELVES IN DUDE
I hold strong dude
I…. AND EVERYONE
Gets FAR FAR superior service at mcdonald’s compared to the greasepits
dude..
And the reason dude….
WASHINGTON IS BOUGHT OUT DUDE
AND WE FRIGGIN GET SOLD OUT EVERY FRIGGIN TIME DUDE
BECAUSE OF DRACULA, AND SMOOZING, AND “DEALS”, AND CORRUPTION
DUDE
June 1st, 2007 at 9:53 amso, based on experience and skill build up what he will be in next Rep Admin – when ever comes in Power ? Jeb B ?
June 1st, 2007 at 9:54 amre 23
Let’s give him the benefit of the doubt and assume that he only got caught shoplifting home theater packages from Target, until the gannon pics surface…
June 1st, 2007 at 9:58 amLISTEN DUDE…
IT IS SO FRIGGIN COMMON WHERE PORK GETS STUFFED INTO THE BILL…
THEN RESIGNATION TO START THEIR OWN COMPANY WHERE THE PORK
GETS THEM A NICE BIG FAT JUICY GOVERNMENT CONTRACT
THAT’S EXACTLY HOW THESE HOODLUMS AND PARASITES DO IT
BRIDGE TO NO WHERE AND PORK AND LAND DEALS AND BIG FAT
JUICY GOVERNMENT CONTRACTED
STUFFED BIG AND FAT
INTO SWINDLED PORK INSERTED
RESIGN AND HIT THE REVOLVING DOOR
LITERALLY HOODLUMS DUDE, TOTALLY FRIGGIN RIGGED DUDE
NOW
JIMBO DUDE
ALWAYS
SPEAKS THE TRUTH DUDE WITH ROCK SOLID INTEGRITY
DUDE
June 1st, 2007 at 10:01 amfortunately Jeb’s dipshit brother has ruined ANY chance of him ever setting foot in the White House.
ah, a silver lining!
June 1st, 2007 at 10:02 amDoes this mean Dan “cut and ran”?
June 1st, 2007 at 10:04 am“Bartlett has been at the center of White House decision-making”
Not something to be proud of.
June 1st, 2007 at 10:06 amnow listen dudes/dudettes
JIMBO DUDE IS NOW CHILLIN
MAN…
just took a couple of chill pills
DUDE
Jimbo DUDE
Rock SOLID integrity , but i’m chillin dude… totally chillin OUT dude
June 1st, 2007 at 10:08 amJust take a look at this guy’s “effective age” versus his “actual age” – yikes! Guess that’s clear evidence of what a life of lying and corruption can do to someone. I would guess him to be in his 50’s – certainly not 36! Fourteen years lying and covering up for Dubya does that to an individual.
Is this the perennial “rat jumping a sinking ship” syndrome?? It would appear so.
One can only speculate what evil deeds will be unearthed in the near future concerning Dan Bartlett – surely there will be many forthcoming. Let the scandals begin!
June 1st, 2007 at 10:08 amSo Bartlett resigned. Why? He was 22 years old when he started to worked for Old Bushies. He was wet behind the ears. Did this guy go to college? What does a 22 year old know about working on a campaign and counseling a President?
Godd riddance to a bad liar.
June 1st, 2007 at 10:08 amWouldn’t the mere fact that you’ve been “counselor” to this failed president with his failed policies deem you as incompetent?
June 1st, 2007 at 10:09 amI would venture to guess that Dan Bartlett will be the next one investigated due to his fingerprints being all over everything corrupt which leads to the white house. Another one bites the dust??
June 1st, 2007 at 10:09 amExcuse me. I’m tearing up…
June 1st, 2007 at 10:10 amWell there’s another hot number I can hire for MY campaign.
June 1st, 2007 at 10:12 amOne can only speculate what evil deeds will be unearthed in the near future concerning Dan Bartlett – surely there will be many forthcoming. Let the scandals begin!
Comment by veritas
Evil deeds, that sounds even better. I’m going to hire him pronto.
June 1st, 2007 at 10:15 am“Adviser” is the quaint term they use for the young and impressionable Robopublicans they find who will do anything that is asked of them because it’s for their idol, Dubya. Nobody advises Bush of anything. “Advise” implies that the numbskull ever had any intention of listening to someone else’s opinion in the first place.
Bartlett was tasked with scouring the deserter’s Air National Guard files and ‘losing’ anything that would expose his police record, show disciplinary actions taken against him, or prove that he ditched.
June 1st, 2007 at 10:16 amJune 1st, 2007 at 10:25 am
Is Brat-lett growin a conscience? No.Its a good moment to leave and spend the stolen taxpayers money in his vices.
June 1st, 2007 at 10:25 amHe started with Bush at the age of 22 — he couldn’t have completed law school by that time.
June 1st, 2007 at 10:26 amWas he a student? A party loyalist – or more importantly, a Bush loyalist?
Has he now seen the handwriting on the wall – the Bush admin is going down in flames and he’s looking for the fire escape?
Gonzo was Bush’s personal counsel, and as AG, he still behaves as personal counsel. Bartlett is his official White House personal counsel. One is twisting in the wind; the other is leaving.
Anyone who counsels Bush puts his own career on the line.
First Hariett Miers, now Bartlet?
Rove is next.
I smell imminent indictments.
June 1st, 2007 at 10:31 am…sieze his passport…
…and place him on the “terrorist” no-fly list…
June 1st, 2007 at 10:31 amit’s funny how every single day there is someone being investigated, under fire, resigning.
ah, the sweet smell of a sinking ship.
June 1st, 2007 at 10:32 amYes, because exit strategy is always a joke around the WH.
Comment by Candyce
I wonder if he helped King Chimpy look for WMD in the White House?
June 1st, 2007 at 10:33 amIn Other News, Rats Continue To Abandon Sinking Ship…
One more down, hundreds to go. has Dan lawyered up yet? Will he be taking the 5th too?
June 1st, 2007 at 10:33 amI guess he was there when Bush suffered the last outrage burst and he knows now there is nothing to counsel in this case.He has realized Bush is a public danger, even dangerous to himself.
June 1st, 2007 at 10:34 amDan Bartlett must NOT be allowed to escape justice…
…he is a MAJOR co-conspirator in this criminal administration…
…he must not be allowed to slink back into anonymity…
…investigate his family, his financial portfolio…
…confiscate his and his family’s assets…
…and prosecute them for their crimes…
…DO NOT let him ride off into the sunset…
June 1st, 2007 at 10:35 amHe’s got a job as an adult film fluffer now. Nothing like years of experience to prep someone for a career.
Good riddance asschapper.
-GSD
June 1st, 2007 at 10:36 amBush has suffered a psychotic snap. He’s no longer w/ us, he’s watching his own television network, has his own Zipcode, area code, and time zone.
HE’S JUST NOT HERE!!!!
June 1st, 2007 at 10:37 amWhere does a pathological liar look for employment outside the White House??
June 1st, 2007 at 10:54 amOne more Administration turd flushed down the drain!
Think he’ll seek immunity, too?
June 1st, 2007 at 10:59 amLike it matters. With this bunch, they can “plug-and-play” liars and nefarious spinmasters all day long. Can’t wait to see what dishonest shill steps up to the plate next!
June 1st, 2007 at 11:00 amBartlett finally woke-up, and realized the Bush Regime is massively corrupt, so he realized he must leave before Titanic Bush ship sinks.
June 1st, 2007 at 11:01 amI wouldn’t want the job of babysitting a diaper wetting, frog exploding little brat either.
June 1st, 2007 at 11:07 amNo one pleased The Commander Guy more than Bartlett did. Everyday that Bartlett spent at the White House he had just one goal, and that was to serve for the Decider’s pleasure, and boy did he come up huge. We’re gonna miss him around here.
June 1st, 2007 at 11:08 amHeckuve job Bartlettie!
Where does a pathological liar look for employment outside the White House??
Comment by Hedley Lamarr #53
…at one of MANY…
…”pathological liar’s” Institutes…
…THEY call ‘em…
…”think tanks”…
…I call ‘em…
…”(rat) fink tanks”…
June 1st, 2007 at 11:12 amI can’t believe Bartlett is only 36. Jeez. He’s probably aged to around 45 working for this admin.
I also felt the guy seemed to have a shred of reason, which is why he is done with these bozos.
June 1st, 2007 at 11:12 amI think it premature to call this another rat jumping ship. The denoument of Bush II has certainly been planned.
Mr. Bartlett has never in his adult life worked for anyone but Mr. Rove-working-for-Mr. Bush. So I expect he’ll be setting up the beach head that he and Mr. Rove expect to occupy when the Democratic army sweeps in.
Hint to Congressman Waxman: Mr. Bartlett can still be subpoenaed, so don’t forget about him as you pursue obstruction of justice questions relating to Rove’s Shoppe.
June 1st, 2007 at 11:19 amhe left because he can smell the putrid scent of INDICTMENTS in the air.
Hey Rove e babeee
where’s Dan? where’s sara?
hahahaha your pasty fat ass is gonna FRY
June 1st, 2007 at 11:20 amHe’s got a job as an adult film fluffer now.
Geez, GDS, that comment is an insult to all the hard-working fluffers in the adult fim industry. At least there’s no pretense involved w/ what they do for a living, but it must get a little tricky when you go to yor highschool reunion and one of your old teachers asks you, “So, what do you do for a living?”
June 1st, 2007 at 11:26 amAnd what happens to Bartlett when it gets reported he had sex with a male hooker like Ted Haggard did? Whenever a Bushite leaves to be with his family, then it means they got outed with a male prostitute. Was it Jeff Gannon or Matt Sanchez?
June 1st, 2007 at 11:28 amso what? good riddance! I just hope the FBI keeps him from fleeing the country
June 1st, 2007 at 11:32 amAnd why does Bartlett resign on 4th of July? Is that the day he strips nude and paints his body like an American flag to celebrate his coming out at a Key West Gay parade? And since he is named after a pear, does he eat them too?
June 1st, 2007 at 11:33 amWill Dan be taking the 5th on the 4th?
June 1st, 2007 at 11:41 amI wonder if Dan has any reasons to lawyer up.
June 1st, 2007 at 12:25 pmThis guy worked 14 years for Bush… so basically he has no experience. better hope there is on the job training, because the real world asks tough questions.
June 1st, 2007 at 12:33 pmAnother rat leaves the ship.
June 1st, 2007 at 12:47 pmIs it really news that rats flee sinking ships?
June 1st, 2007 at 1:56 pmThe enlistment age is 42. Is he volunteering to serve in Iraq?
June 1st, 2007 at 3:46 pmThat first photo of Bush and Bartlett is just screaming for a caption.
Contest, anyone?
Here’s mine:
Bush: “Pssst. Hey Danny. C’mere. While nobody’s looking, let’s go back behind that bush. I’ve got something I want to show you!”
June 1st, 2007 at 4:01 pmComment by WC #73
Caption contest (top picture):
“The hell you say…
…boys can’t get pregnant…”
June 1st, 2007 at 10:36 pmI am proud of you sigma Nu Texas Austin I was porter before house closed
June 3rd, 2007 at 11:10 amHe suddenly discovered he had a wife & kids?
Like the song says: “Something’s coming”
June 4th, 2007 at 12:07 amBack off the guy. He started with Bush when he was 22 right out of the University of Texas. He’s too youung and inexperienced to handle a job like he’s had. Give the guy kudos for growing up and realizing that he’s been drinking the Kool-Aid for 14 years. The power he’s had at the White House before turning 40 would be almost impossible for any of us to turn down.
June 6th, 2007 at 11:36 am