Rice is a yes man, says one former top government official. She thinks her job is just to figure out what the president is trying to say and then to say it more articulately..
disapproval If you describe a man as a yes-man, you dislike the fact that he seems always to agree with people who have authority over him, in order to gain favour. yes-men someone who always agrees with and obeys their employer, leader etc in order to gain some advantage - used to show disapproval