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OK i thought about it....what do you think of this... as i think about it...i think

#1, GWB had info that told him they were gonna lose, and prolly pretty big. because they had to interview the new guy and lay all the groundwork before today or yesterday...so this was in the works already...

#2, its actually pretty smart, cuz with the dem victory, the first thing they would have done is started pounding away...rumsfeld's gotta go, the war is a failure, blah blah, and this way, he totally steals their thunder and beats em to the punch, and

#3, it makes gwb look reasonable, because he just said at the press conf basically, hey, the dems won the election, he acknowledges its time for a new direction and he's ready and moving on it already.

so it might actually be a very smart move on his part...the dems can still go out and say, see i told you so, but americans dont want to hear much of that..that'll last a day or so...chrissy mathews is gonna have a woody all day and all night, but in the long run, gwb is putting them in a position where they have to work with him. i just hope they get the job done one way or the other...and i wasnt crazy about rummy...he was arrogant and made ppl dislike him.(uh oh...last line requires flame retardant suit)

You may be right, but few here want to hear it. Fighting the Dems tooth and nail will not work after you've just lost an election. Sun Tzu wrote "If you are strong, appear weak". Let's see what Bush can do in the next two years. All is not lost.

I think your analysis of the situation is somewhat correct. But i think Rumsfeld was fantastic, I love the guy. I do believe the Dems were going to grill him to no end, making everyones life more miserable, although it would have been nice to see him hand them their ass. He is probably just not up to it.

Also, there is going to have to be some serious bargaining in DC now, like it or not, for anything to happen. Bush has just set the stage. He does look "reasonable" by appearing to give them what they want. They will look absolutely retarted(they are already)when they start this BS on the war, and quite frankly, if Bush can out fox their moves (by not giving up principle, I hope)they will look worthless, rediculous, and their base will be going ballistic, even already now because of the rummy deal. The Dem base doesnt want anything but to ruin Bush in a bloodbath. They aren't happy with silent deaths.

As we all know now from recent yesterday, the base is what you need to win an election.