Posted on 12/21/2004 9:07:49 AM PST by sinanju
I wonder if William Cohen actually took time off from his more important duty (poetry writing) to even authorize letters of condolence to the families of the USS Cole and Khober Towers?
And that excuses Rumsfeld because.....?
Who really made up the question to Rummy?
The soldier claims he did it himself.
The newspaper person says he plotted it.
Who's lying?
The Democrats and the MSM have wiped the tears from their eyes and want to see if they have any muscle. This is a witch hunt purely to test their influence. Bush and Rumsfeld need to hold the course, as this is a trial run in preparation for judicial confirmations. If it succeeds, the left will try to pick off the Bush cabinet one at a time.
What, exactly, does he need to be excused for?
I am not making an excuse for Rumsfeld. Just pointing out that the media/Democrats would not be whining if not for the fact that it is Rumsfeld who did that.
William "Strange" was on of the four worse SEC DEf's of the past century, ranks right up there with aspin mcnamara and the one who stepped off the top of building without an elevator.
I think he should a couple a minutes a day out of his busy schedule to sign a friggen letter or two!
MSM=Scumbag Bump
Simply put, the Dems and other assorted RINOs and leftists are grasping at straws right now. They have no idea how foolish they look, as others have noted.
It's Distortion, followed by Accusation, followed by Demonization. Classic propaganda techniques and they work on the ingnorant.
Why is that issue particularly important compared to Rumsfeld failure to take a couple minutes out of his day to sign a couple letters?
Nothing.
"sign a letter or two"
How do you know he doesn't? Are you omnipotent? Just wondering.
More "faux newz" from the MSM. The Honorable Rumsfeld is the best Secretary of War this country has ever had. He has the full confidence of the Commander in Chief, and his critics are spitting into the wind.
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Why is that issue particularly important compared to Rumsfeld failure to take a couple minutes out of his day to sign a couple letters?
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That's the kicker for me too. I've been an adament Rummy supporter but it looks to me as if the gilding is wareing thin. Auto signing letters concerning those who have died for the cause is not an option and should never have been.
It gets back to who is doing the complaining. I agree he can take two minutes to sign the letters. However, if it were not him, or for that matter, any Republican who is not a RINO appointee of a Democratic president, you would not hear a word said about the practice.
And if he doesn't he proves himself to be unfit to be Secretary of Defense?
What other administrative assistant duties would call for his removal if he failed to perform them?
Failure to change the toner cartridge in the copy machine?
Nonsense. It's the job of the deceased's immediate commander to write a personal letter of condolence. Rumsfeld is only being attacked because he did MORE than a Secretary of Defense would normally do.
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