Then GB apparently asked for Rummy's resignation soon after the election. That's firing in anybody's book. Rumsfeld was IMO a great asset to GB, but he Bush)weakened because of the disastrous election and the continuing flak from the left directed at Rumsfeld. GB could not take that pressure. Passive-aggressive, and it was a shame. He did make us proud a lot of times--at Ground Zero, going after the enemy (yet he diluted that by ignoring the Religion of Decapitators); he defended the unborn, I loved the guy when he rode in on the carrier at San Diego declaring "Mission Accomplished!" (That particular mission was accomplished, forget the sarcastic left's remarks). But he fell into the liberal-left-communist trap. And was perceived as a wimp.
Oh, and where is Rumsfeld these days? Healthy and strong, I hope.
You have to understand: George W. Bush wasn’t really a conservative, he was a “compassionate conservative”, meaning he could do whatever he darn well pleased. He was just being compassionate, after all.
No Child Left Behind
Billions of Dollars in Foreign Aid
No vetoes of spending or earmarks.
Huge deficit spending.
McCain Feingold
Amnesty for Illegals
Bailling out Chrysler.
He was just being compassionate, don’t you see?