"Leaving To Pursue Other Interests"
"One of President George W. Bush's top policy advisers and former chief speechwriter, Michael Gerson, is stepping down to pursue other opportunities, a White House spokesman said on Wednesday. Gerson was Bush's chief speechwriter during the president's first term and was promoted to policy and strategic adviser in 2005 ... Gerson, listed as one of the 25 most influential Evangelical Christians in America by Time magazine last year, is credited with helping Bush give voice to his "compassionate conservative" philosophy ..."

Wonder where Gerson was busted shoplifting, and how long before that story will hit the media.  'Tis the pattern, after all ...