White House Shakeup Continues as Jones Leaves NSA Post

The latest White House shakeup was announced on Friday -- a week after Rahm Emmanuel left his post as chief of staff. On Friday, news broke that Gen. James Jones, who put in 40 years with the Marines and was a special envoy for the Bush administration in 2007 in the Middle East, is leaving his post as White House national security adviser. Jones will be replaced by Tom Donislon, currently serving as Jones deputy.

While Jones could be back, rumor has it that he is being considered as a possible replacement for U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates who is stepping down in 2011. Expect a lot of other White House officials to be moving on or forced out, especially with Republicans expected to do well in the elections in November.