George W. Bush's approval ratings might be among the lowest ever, but the president still has a loyal cast of supporters in one place: the White House. And, Byron York writes, it's because Bush is a good guy who is intensely loyal to his current and former subordinates (with the notable exception of Scott McClellan). Bush gained this loyalty by running a tight ship at the White House, where, even as the pièce de résistance of his presidency floundered, he remained confident and steadfast so that the White House staff would also remain upbeat. He's also quick to defend and compliment those closest to him, like current Press Secretary Dana Perino, who says of Bush: "One day the president called me and said he’d heard I’d had a tough briefing, and that no one wants to stand up there and be a piñata—but that I was doing the right thing and he was proud of me. I have a ton of examples just like that.”
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