WASHINGTON (AP) A key adviser to President Bush for nearly 14 years, Dan Bartlett, announced Friday that he is leaving the White House to return to the private sector.This administration really hasn't had a whole lot of turnover, but I do expect that we will see more of this sort of thing as we get closer and closer to the '08 election.
UPDATE: The following statement was released today by the White House:
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 I treasure his friendship. Since coming to work for me fourteen years ago as I prepared to run for Governor, Dan has become a husband and a father. I understand his decision to make his young family his first priority. His most important job is to be a loving husband and father of three young sons. We wish him all the best.
