Nov 19, 2007 7:38am
Bush Loses Key Aide
EmailABC News’ Ann Compton Reports: Frances Townsend, assistant to the president for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, will depart at the end of the year.
Townsend has worked for the government for 21 years — serving both Republican and Democratic administrations: Townsend was a top aide to Janet Reno at the Clinton Justice department. Under Bush she served as the head of anti-terrorism and became Homeland Security Adviser following Tom Ridge’s departure.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Townsend wrote the "Lessons Learned" report highly critical of the government’s response to the storm.
The president is expected to announce Townsend’s departure later today.
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Posted by: sue from texas | November 19, 2007, 2:04 pm 2:04 pm
GOOD another BUSHIE bites the dirt…The more the better…Too bad it is not him resigning..That would make the world a lot better and safer place to live.
Posted by: Joe Murphy | November 19, 2007, 2:09 pm 2:09 pm
“Another Bushie bites the dirt”? The story clearly stated she woked as a top aid to Janet Reno in the Clinton Administration, so how does that make her a “Bushie”? I guess hatred truely does blind the eye and corrupt the soul
Posted by: Brian | November 19, 2007, 3:32 pm 3:32 pm
Sounds like a capable person and God knows Bush cannot get many of them to serve. Many more are like Brownie. She likely got tired of the lies from her boss and his oil company owners or just wanted more money. A hard call but if you work for the man you share the group’s success and responsible for their failure and that does makes her a Bushie. Remember both Ronnie and Rush Limburger were democrats before they sold out.
Posted by: Eugene Elliott | November 19, 2007, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
Too bad. She sounds like a competent person with vast and important experience. But you can’t blame her for having had enough of the Bush Jr administration and its endless lies, corruption, incompetence, and failures. Guess she still had some integrity left…and that’s not tolerated in this slimiest of administrations.
Posted by: wilder5121 | November 19, 2007, 5:40 pm 5:40 pm
Got Loyalty?
Posted by: Citizen1960 | November 19, 2007, 6:10 pm 6:10 pm
I can imagine the Hell this person had to endure working for the Bush criminal enterprise.
Posted by: AJ | November 19, 2007, 8:05 pm 8:05 pm
If WW3 was just around the corner, why are so many people leaving Bush to make money on book deals? Wouldn’t you want to stick around to make sure we are safe?
Posted by: xo | November 20, 2007, 2:10 am 2:10 am