The Hill News

I just can’t let this slip by, folks, without commenting on the recent announcement by White House press secretary Robert Gibbs that he’s leaving his post very soon.
 
Apparently, Gibbs is burnt out, and he needs to recharge his batteries in anticipation of a major slug-fest come 2012. There’s no question Gibbs is good, and one of the best defenders of this president and his administration’s policies. He’s probably due some time away from the heat lamp that is the White House briefing room.
 
In fact, I laughed when I noticed that not any prominent Republican I could think of batted an eye when they heard about Gibbs’s departure, and maybe even the prospects that he’ll make more money. That is, after all, the American way, right? Social and economic mobility? Doing better one year than the year prior, for the good of one’s family and household?

Read more...