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[ladynox25]

First it was John Ashcroft resigning.
Then a whole bunch of CIA people resigned.
Then *4* cabinet members resigned.
Now Tom Ridge is resigning?

I don't know what to make of this, honestly. I have no idea whether it's good or bad. I do know that it worries me. A lot. What is happening in the White House? What are the odds that it's anything good? Not bloody likely IMHO.

*shudder*

Signs and portents, signs and portents....

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[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

They're "purging" (their word, not mine) CIA of officers not "personally loyal" (their words, not mine) to George Bush himself. Not the Agency, not the country, not the President, "George Bush".

They're doing the same, apparently, with State.

The only *loyal* lunatic to resign is Ashcroft - which, since they expect at least one Supreme to retire or die during Bush's term, sets the stage and makes eligible Supreme Court Justice John Ashcroft. They can't do that if he's still AG.

[desdenova.livejournal.com]

Many of these resigning Cabinet members had announced their intention to do so a while back (Ridge, Powell, possibly more), so it's not like it's all out-of-the-blue.

I'm not getting terribly excited about it, AFAICT, they're just trading one bunch of schmucks for a different bunch (or, in some cases, the same bunch in different positions). I don't expect it to have much impact on actual policy.