Adviser Who Shaped Bush's Speeches Is Leaving - New York Times

Adviser Who Shaped Bush's Speeches Is Leaving - New York Times: "June 15, 2006

WASHINGTON, June 14 — Michael Gerson, the White House speechwriter and policy adviser who shaped nearly every major address of George W. Bush's presidency, said Wednesday that he was leaving the administration to pursue new career options.

Mr. Gerson has been one of Mr. Bush's closest aides and is credited with giving voice to both the 'compassionate conservatism' that Mr. Bush espouses and his more hawkish lines, like 'axis of evil.'

Mr. Gerson follows two other close Bush advisers who have left in recent weeks: Andrew H. Card Jr., the former White House chief of staff, and Scott McClellan, the former White House press secretary."