Former Bush Official Josh Bolten Advising BP On How To ‘Defend Its Interests’ And Restore Its Reputa

[Robbien]

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The company has even hired Anne Womack-Kolton, a former top aide to Vice President Cheney, to be its new spokesperson.

Now, joining Womack-Kolton in helping BP repair its image is former chief of staff to President Bush, Josh Bolten:

The former European Commission president Romano Prodi is understood to be assisting BP in its attempt to restore its battered reputation in the United States.

The Times understands that Mr Prodi, who twice served as Italy’s prime minister, is a key member of an “international advisory board” assisting BP that also includes Josh Bolten, the former chief of staff to President George W. Bush. Both Mr Prodi and Mr Bolten are former employees of Goldman Sachs, the investment bank that advises BP. BP’s former chairman Peter Sutherland also held a senior role at Goldman.

The group has been helping the oil giant to defend its interests against a fierce onslaught from the US Government, which intensified yesterday as it emerged that 44 US Senators have signed a letter demanding that BP does not pay a dividend next month.

Bolten became most famous during the Bush administration when the House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Bolten and former Bush counsel Harriet Miers in contempt after they refused to cooperate in an investigation into the administration’s firings of U.S. attorneys.

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/06/10/bolten-bp/


No wonder BP is having such a hard time in the press. Even if BP did everything right, with Cheney thugs and Goldman hacks on BP's side, there's no where to go but down.

[leftofcool]

1. Dumb and dumber!

[Solly Mack]

2. Another mouthpiece

[ladywnch]

3. well, with Josh Bolten advising them success is assured!

after all he is an expert on public image and delicate issues

[paparush]

4. Gods, we'll see James Baker's ugly mug before too long.