Gotta love this from the Post's coverage of the White House "shake up." After quoting a top Republican lobbyist, Charles Black, that almost all of the president's troubles stem from Iraq, the article goes on to say that the new chief of staff won't address national security issues.

Black warned, "Adding or subtracting staff is not going to make the war in Iraq go swimmingly. Ninety percent of the president's problems and discontent among his friends is Iraq."

None of Bolten's changes, though, appears targeted at Bush's national security team. On Friday, as Card was leaving and Bolten began his transition, the new chief orchestrated the issuance of a statement by Bush expressing "strong support" for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, who has come under fire from several retired generals.