ADIOS, MOFO!

[ifihadahifi]

Rumsfeld is outta here!

[aquaphase]

Time to send his ass to Guantanamo Bay. Goat fucker.

[Irock]

OMK!

[monet2u]

HA! and he said he wouldn't resign or step down.

[James]

I just hope this Gates guy has a bit more sense. Rumsfeld tried to run the war like a business, and that's now how wars go...

Good riddance, and long overdue.

[Irock]

I love that Gates is a Texan and CIA veteran who also worked for Senior, and that W says he'll "bring a fresh perspective."

um.

[aquaphase]

I think "fresh perspective" is the new term for "my daddy said..."

[monet2u]

I love that Gates is a Texan and CIA veteran who also worked for Senior, and that W says he'll "bring a fresh perspective."

um.

well he also worked under Clinton...but regardless he's got to be approved...oh let's see my a majority

[lennon]

QUESTION.....i have been trying to come to terms with the timing of the resignation.

on one hand, the republican party would look weak by rumsfeld resigning before the election, thus hurting the parties chances.

on the other hand, might it have helped the party if rumsfeld resigned a week ago. then some in the middle might believe bush is trying to make things right thus making them vote red when they might have been leaning to the big blue.


hmmm????

thoughts..............

[monet2u]

I doubt they would have had Rumsfield resign if they hadn't lost so many seats. Business would have remained as usual for them. Their hand was forced and better for them (GOP) to do damage control first or risk Rumsfield being called upon for all sorts of questioning...which may still happen, I don't quite know how that works.

[sam]

I have the urge to post this:

but which disfunctional passive-aggressive white house relationship is most similar?

-eh, just caught myself misspelling white house as shite house, freudian?

Anyway, I agree that the GOP'ers are trying to head off congressional investigations. Probably a mistake for the Dems to push this issue now. They need to get busy on cleaning up what they can, if they can.

[rockfan]

I'm just glad he's quit. At least he's got the good sense to know when he's been beaten. I don't think it really matters when he did it as much as that he did it.

[Irock]

QUESTION.....i have been trying to come to terms with the timing of the resignation.

Trying to understand political decisions is like trying to understand corporate math. Forget everything you know.

edit: oh, I forgot the most important part. After you forget everything you know, you have to stick your head up your ass.

[aquaphase]

http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/walsh/chap_16.htm


Hmmm.

[monet2u]

ugh, that's too much for my poor little eyes this early in the morn, next to post the cliff notes.

and remember kids, the senate (democratic heavy) has to approve his appointment.