"However, once I got to reviewing it I realized what a smart move this seems to have been.
I think Rummy left because he didn't want to suffer the obnoxious questions of the midgets. Rummy is a giant and it makes me sick to realize that a noble man's efforts have been ruined by shallow politicians. "
Yes, the Democrats were going to use Rummy as a foil to criticize every nitpicking decision.
Bush retort -
Dems, you won; clean slate, Rummy guy you hate is gone.
Put in Gates.
NOW WHAT WILL YOU DO IN IRAQ?
Good move. The mission is more important than the man and this helps keep us with a forward-looking agenda.
You will be missed,Rummy;you may have been outnumbered and outgunned,but you were never,ever outclassed.Pistolpetestoys