It's His Pleasure.

The White House announced this morning that Andy Card's staying as White House chief of staff. Press secretary Scott McClellan said Card was "honored" to accept Bush's offer to hang around for a second term, adding "he serves at the pleasure of the president just like the rest of us." I really only bring this up to note the following: Has anyone else, like me, always been mildly creeped out by the phrase "pleasure of the president"? Can't we come up with a better phrase for what political appointees do?