[MaestroLC]

Senate will not confirm Bob Gates. They will use those hearings to slam Rummy and Bush. Watch it happen.

[RecallMoran]

Yep. All they know how to do is whine.

[jennyjenny]

Nah, the replacement was named too quickly. This, and this guy's name have been in the works, imho.

[ReignOfError]

Senate will not confirm Bob Gates. They will use those hearings to slam Rummy and Bush. Watch it happen.

Nope. The Republican leadership will ramrod the nomination through the lame-duck session. In fact, I suspect it will be the only important thing they do in that session; otherwise, they'll do what they've done for the last two years, which is leave the tough issues for someone else to deal with later.