Anyone need a job? Gibbs stepping down as White House press secretary

[link to news.yahoo.com]

It's official: Robert Gibbs is leaving his post as White House press secretary.

One of President Obama's most seasoned and trusted advisers, Gibbs tells the New York Times' Jeff Zeleny that he will leave the podium in early February to lend outside assistance to the president's re-election campaign. He broke the news to this staff at a meeting earlier Wednesday morning.

No successor has been named, but Gibbs says a successor should be in place within two weeks. Among the names bandied about lately as a replacement: Deputy Press Secretaries Bill Burton and Josh Earnest, as well as Vice President Joe Biden's spokesman, Jay Carney.


"he will leave the podium in early February to lend outside assistance to the president's re-election campaign."

NOT HAPPENING!!!!