Treasury secretary signals he may resign

Treasury Secretary John Snow has signaled to the White House he is ready to resign once President Bush has picked a successor, administration officials and people close to Snow said Thursday.

They said Snow has made clear he eventually intends to return to the private sector. They spoke on condition of anonymity because Snow is not ready to discuss his plans publicly.

It's unclear when Snow will offer his resignation, these people said.

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Oh, they have their man already lined up:

Rice's Deputy Intends to Resign, Aides Say
By JOEL BRINKLEY
WASHINGTON, May 24 — Robert B. Zoellick intends to resign as deputy secretary of state, the department's second in command, after barely 15 months in the job, aides and associates said Wednesday.

From his first days at the State Department, Mr. Zoellick has chafed at his subordinate position, frequently remarking that he was finding the adjustment difficult after running his own office during four years as United States trade representative, which is a cabinet position.

In addition, friends said, Mr. Zoellick had at times felt marginalized at the State Department, where his subordinates, including R. Nicholas Burns, an under secretary of state, manage most of the major issues, including matters related to Iran, Iraq, the rest of the Middle East and North Korea.

Mr. Burns would be the logical front-runner to take Mr. Zoellick's job, but State Department aides said Robert M. Kimmitt, the deputy Treasury secretary, was also under consideration. Still, a senior State Department official said there had been no serious discussions about finding a replacement for Mr. Zoellick because he had not officially resigned.

more:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/25/world/americas/25zoellick.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print

:rofl:

Wow; I think Mr. Snow's been hinting that he'd like to move on for 3 or 4 years now.

What a quitter.

Maybe Ken Lay would be interested while his appeal makes it's way the court. Kenny Boy has a proven record of gettin' the job done.

with experience.

Oh, BTW, "he's not guilty," he said so himself. And I usually believe the word of a convicted felon.