[Cicero]

Bush had a great Chief of Staff, Peter Pace, but he bowed to the Democrats and retired him for doing his job and speaking his mind.

Then he put in Mike Mullen, a timeserver, to further please the Democrats.

Now we see what appeasing the Democrats inevitably leads to.

[jveritas]

There was no way that the Senate would have confirmed General Pace for a second time, that was the reality.