Oliver Willis on why Dubya's ratings are in the low 30's

Changing the press secretary fixes none of the core problems.

The Bush mistake is a product not of meaningless staffing, but of policy failure. The war of choice that has kiled over 2,400 of our people and let a terrorist killer of 3,000 run free, the negligent response to a natural disaster that killed 1,200, the decision to privatize one of the strongest and most worthwhile social programs our nation has, cutting taxes for oil tycoons who bring home millions while the rest of the unwashed masses pays through the nose at the pump while the next generation is given massive deficits to pay.

I'd add that the staffing does have a lot to it, and it reminds me of the Daily Show after Andrew Card announced his resignation. No exact quote, but Jon Stewart pointed out that Bush was getting rid of someone most Americans hadn't heard of, but he was keeping the guy who screwed up on getting the body armor for the troops and the guy who shot a man in the face.