Joshua Bolten ...Who ????

President Bush named long-time aide Joshua Bolten (51) as his new Chief of Staff today in the first major White House shakeup (well... shuffle of the same old pack) since Bush was re-elected.

From 1994 to 1999, Joshua Bolten, a Princeton law graduate was Executive Director, Legal & Government Affairs, for Goldman Sachs International in London.

From March 1999 through November 2000, he was Policy Director of the Bush-Cheney presidential campaign. Mr. Bolten also served as Policy Director of the Bush-Cheney transition.

From January 2001 through June of 2003, Mr. Bolten was Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy at the White House.

On June 26, 2003, the United States Senate confirmed Joshua B. Bolten as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and sworn in on June 30, 2003. As Director of OMB, Mr. Bolten helped oversee the preparation of the Federal budget and supervise its administration in Executive Branch agencies. He worked with Congress and Federal departments to successfully implement the President’s agenda, from growing the economy and creating jobs to ensuring a strong national defense and a secure homeland. (it says here in the WH brief).

Many Republicans have been urging the president both privately and publicly to bring in fresh blood after a series of political missteps that have weakened the White House and sent Bush's poll numbers to new lows.

The president, in a brief ceremony, called Bolten a "creative thinker" who is a "strong advocate for effective, accountable management in the federal government. No person is better prepared for this important position." Truly it may be said, a man who has risen without trace, but well liked and respected in his Jewish community.

Everyone now waits to see how the Grand Wizard deals with Rove's imminent indictment.

Pic from Presidential Prayer Team who had a special prayer for Joshua Bolten Head of OMB August 25, 2005.

...when members were also asked that week to especially pray for ..."Pray for Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff and TSA administrator Adm. David Stone and their teams as they work to meet the White House's deadline for screening air cargo carried in the holds of commercial airliners. Pray that God will guide them as they seek the most effective system and technology with which to undertake this important matter."