It just looks like change

Before getting carried away with idea that the Andrew Card resignation is a sign that George Bush is becoming more flexible and responsive to advice he doesn't want to hear, like the Washington Post is,

Bush, his advisers say, has by no means changed his view of what he derisively calls the "chattering class." But the Card move is only the latest sign that -- with his presidency under the stress of low public approval ratings, an unpopular war and a stalled legislative agenda -- Bush is more often deferring to the expectations of Washington conventional wisdom.

go read this piece by Dick Polman, which includes the following nugget:

He replaced chief of staff Andrew Card, a veteran loyalist insider, with budget director Josh Bolten, a veteran loyalist insider.

Well said.

UPDATE: Great minds think alike.