White House staff looking to depart ‘sooner rather than later.’
By on Mar 26th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
White House staff looking to depart ‘sooner rather than later.’
U.S. News reports, “[M]any senior and midlevel White House and administration officials are looking to land private-sector jobs sooner rather than later. And some officials report having a hard time recruiting replacements for those who are leaving. ‘I guess it’s just not attractive enough or they don’t see the value in it for your résumé,’ says a senior administration official who works for a top cabinet department.”
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Looks like the right wing think tanks are about to get flooded with job applications.
March 26th, 2008 at 1:49 pmYes, please. Sooner rather than later–and take that boss of yours with you.
March 26th, 2008 at 1:49 pmYeah, having your bosses tried for war crimes just doesn’t look so hot on your resume….
March 26th, 2008 at 1:51 pm‘I guess it’s just not attractive enough or they don’t see the value in it for your résumé,’
Oh, they see the value of it, a value no wants to have…..
March 26th, 2008 at 1:51 pmThey might as well put a red handprint on the cover sheet.
There’s part of your legacy, Georgie — the non-bloody part.
March 26th, 2008 at 1:54 pmUmmm, the words stain, taint, stink come to mind.
March 26th, 2008 at 1:55 pmWhite House staff looking to depart ‘sooner rather than later.’
Not soon enough.
March 26th, 2008 at 2:01 pmInterviewer: “Tell me about your strengths.”
White House Staffer: “Well, as an integral member of the Bush administration, surely you are aware of our record with respect to strategic planning and thinking, ability to change direction when reality dictates, and honesty.”
Interviewer: “Hmmm. Now tell me about your weaknesses.”
WHS: “Democrats. Oh, and logic and reason.”
PEACE
March 26th, 2008 at 2:03 pmThese “private sector jobs”… are they, perchance, in countries that DON’T have extradition treaties w/ the US?
March 26th, 2008 at 2:12 pmWhite House staff looking to depart ‘sooner rather than later.’
Looks as if FAUX GNUS will soon be inundated with job applications ………..
March 26th, 2008 at 2:12 pmThe rats always leave the ship first.
March 26th, 2008 at 2:12 pmAnd don’t forget to remove the “O” keys from all the keyboards.
March 26th, 2008 at 2:16 pmThere are a bunch of old Enron or Bear-Stearns employees whose resume it couldn’t hurt.
March 26th, 2008 at 2:21 pmMethinks they have little confidence in their chances of holding over to the next administration. . .
March 26th, 2008 at 2:23 pmThe U.S.S. Mission Unaccomplised is s
March 26th, 2008 at 2:33 pmi
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Sorry, kay… yer late.
It’s “sunken” and has been sitting on the bottom comfortably for quite some time.
March 26th, 2008 at 2:34 pm1st WH staffer: “I can’t wait to get out of this dump.”
March 26th, 2008 at 2:41 pm2nd WH staffer: “Me either…just as soon as I finish shredding this stuff… say, you want in on a little action?
1st WH staffer: “Like what? my van’s already full….”
2nd WH staffer: “Help me pick up every one of Barney’s hairs we can find, we’ll sell them on E-Bay….”
Like Goering and his cyanide pill?
March 26th, 2008 at 2:49 pmWould that they would all just do so. All.
March 26th, 2008 at 2:56 pm‘I guess it’s just not attractive enough or they don’t see the value in it for your résumé,’ says a senior administration official who works for a top cabinet department.”
Listing being part of the most dishonest , incompetent and absolutely worst administration in US history being a stain on one’s resume’ ; who woulda’ thunk it ?
March 26th, 2008 at 2:57 pmRats… sinking ship…
March 26th, 2008 at 2:57 pmWhat’s interesting this time around is that the economy is in the toilet.
I’m assuming ‘do nothing’ jobs, (stink tanks, Fux Gnus, Weekly SubStandard) will be harder to find, especially for those with no name recognition up front.
-ZimHopiumzone
March 26th, 2008 at 3:03 pmBTW
It’s the “Weakly” SubStandard , Zimzone
March 26th, 2008 at 3:09 pmThe sooner they go the better. It will take less time for the new democratic president to get the stink out of the spite house.
March 26th, 2008 at 3:55 pmHaving “Worked for Bush Administration” on your resume is like having “Worked for Mafia” on it, not a positive to be pointed out, by any means.
Bush/Cheney/Entire Staff
March 26th, 2008 at 3:59 pmHague Trials ‘09
‘I guess it’s just not attractive enough or they don’t see the value in it for your résumé,’ says a senior administration official who works for a top cabinet department.”
I guess this administration official just cannot fathom basically writing “complete incompetent” on one’s resume’/job application is somehow detrimental…………..
March 26th, 2008 at 4:08 pmHey, I thought Chief of Staff Josh Bolton said that anyone working in the White House after Labor Day 2007 was in for the duration.
March 26th, 2008 at 5:14 pmthey don’t see the value in it for their résumé
it = ‘working’ for the Bush-madministration.
I couldn’t agree more.
March 26th, 2008 at 5:46 pmJob interviews for this lot will sound more like cross exams at Nuremburg. ” I had no knowledge of that… I was following an order from up above, I dont recall what one above it was. I knew nothing about the money/firing/torture/rendition/wiretap/blood.”
March 26th, 2008 at 8:22 pmThats what I always liked about the GOP. They rale how bad Gov’t is and how they hate Gov’t. Get into Gov’t and express their hate for Americans though Gov’t. Show us how they can make it not work properly.
So their worried of their reseme and finding a private sector job.
BUT I THOUGHT AMERICA (BUSH ADM) WAS IN A WAR WITH AL QAIDA AND THE BALANCE OF THE WORLD WAS AT STAKE.
THESE LYING SELFISH PHONY GREEDY CRIMINAL.
The media should address everone that leaves as a “CUT AND RUNNER”……………………
March 27th, 2008 at 2:08 amThey “cut and run” to the private sector. But the Adm’s war is not won.
I’m sure our military personel will be elated to hear this.
Especially the troops on stop loss……………..
March 27th, 2008 at 2:25 amArn Gunnutes Says:
March 26th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Previous Employment:
Worked for TREASONOUS WAR CRIMINALS…
Nope, wait, where’s the ERASER?
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Now, this is much better. Cut down on the bold and learn when you should and shouldn’t use ALL CAPS and your posts go from being certifiable kook material that Bill O’Reilly uses to ‘prove’ that progressives are nothing but rabidly spewing hate-mongers to being hard-hitting posts of fact and opinion.
Whether this was the result of a TP moderator asking you to tone it down or a realization that you’re not helping us, I hope this is a turning over of a new leaf. This post was not flagged.
March 27th, 2008 at 3:37 am