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First Rahm Emanuel, now Peter Orszag.  Is this the start of something or what?  What is the date of Orszag’s departure?  The talking points memo indicates ‘in the coming months.’  Rumor has it, possibly within the next month.  Sound familiar.  Orszag and Emanuel must have the same speechwriter.

Translation:  After the November 2010 elections, expect the dysfunction at the White House to increase.

It is probably not much very amusing working with a team of inept, fraudulent goons and thugs.  After all, continuing to work with this group, would mean that one day the sludge won’t wash off anymore.

Nevertheless, I think that the timing is weird that the Budget Director would announce plans to resign at the very moment that the White House and Democrats are refusing to produce a budget, don’t you think?

BREITBART

“WASHINGTON (AP) – White House Budget Director Peter Orszag plans to resign, a Democratic official said Monday night, positioning him to be the first high-profile member of President Barack Obama’s team to depart the administration.

Orszag is expected to leave in the coming months. The exact timing is not known.

As director of the Office of Management and Budget, Orszag holds Cabinet-level rank and a pivotal role in shaping and defending how the administration spends the public’s money. He quickly emerged from a bureaucratic post to become a camera-friendly face of Obama’s government, often in front on plans to confront the deficit and to spur the economy.

The official confirmed the news to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it had not been announced.

Orszag’s spokesman, Kenneth Baer, said only: ‘Peter’s focused on his work, not on Washington speculation.’

That speculation has for weeks held that Orszag would leave this year after a grueling, nonstop sprint as the head of the budget agency and a key adviser to Obama. During his tenure, Congress has passed the most expensive economic stimulus program in U.S. history and a massive health care reform law. Orszag has overseen Obama’s first two budgets, too….”