April 29, 2006
Rummy : Has to go, but no one wants to replace him
I mean seriously, what the hell is ANYONE going to do with the miasma that DoD has become? Rummy and Bush have made such mess of things there that it's hard to find anyone who wants the job. The AP (via the SacBee) has a great article up on exactly this problem, chock full of people that have been 'mentioned' but without any acknowldgement that any of them would take the job if el Presidente were to call manana and ask them to step up to the plate. To wit
Michael O'Hanlon, a defense analyst at the Brookings Institution, said he has little doubt that Rumsfeld will remain at the Pentagon for some time, despite the unpopularity of the Iraq war and criticism of his management style. He called Lieberman one of the few Democrats who would accept the job and who could get along with Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.
ROCK! Lieberman couldn't do any worse than Rummy AND it would create a nice, easy entry into the Senate for a real Democrat that even TNR likes, Ned Lamont.
O'Hanlon also mentioned Nunn, a former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, as another possibility. "But I'm not sure even he would take it under these circumstances," O'Hanlon said.
Well, then let's leave him off the list until we've had a chance to feel him out, OK Mikey?
"America deserves a secretary of defense who has the vision to implement a policy in Iraq that is worthy of the sacrifice of our men and women in uniform," said Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., one of Rumsfeld's harshest critics.
When asked for ideas about who he would like to see in job, Kennedy sputtered something about a previously scheduled event and scurried off.
Personally, I think Rummy's going to be gone soon. When even your most ardent supporters, like Senator John 'WalkingDead' Cornyn are saying things like, ""not overly communicative" and "smelly, like gorgonzola", you pretty much have to know it's time to move on.
Posted by mcblogger at April 29, 2006 03:20 PM
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