[CheyennePress]

"Maybe I'm wrong, but why wait until the day AFTER the election to quit?"

President Bush said the two reached the decision jointly some time ago. They didn't want the troops in Iraq to think that leadership would sway for political gain, so Bush kept Rumsfeld on board (likely to the detriment to the Republicans) until after the elections.

[Les_Miserables]

Balderdash.

[chief911]

Not to be rude, but it sure as heck looked like the leadership changed for political reasons anyway. Maybe this was a damned if you do or don't.