Bush asks Rumsfeld to keep advising him

[kskiska]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Bush has asked outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to advise him until successor Robert Gates is sworn in, aides say.

Bush specifically asked Rumsfeld to stay in power until Gates was in place, The New York Times reported Saturday.

Rumsfeld said he has spoken with Gates twice since Gates was confirmed by the Senate 95-2 Wednesday.

Rumsfeld will preside over a meeting with Bush at the Pentagon Wednesday, which will include a briefing with the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the department's recommendations for a new way forward in Iraq, the Times said.

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[xultar]

1. Rummy gets the medal of freedom or some shit I bet in Jan. or Feb.

[Tellurian]

14. Cheney speaks through Rumy...

This is Cheney's ballgame...nothing to do with JR.

[opihimoimoi]

2. Wha hoppen to the DECIDER??? CONFUSED?? CORNERED?

FAILURE???

Why doesn't he and Cheney step down and let a real Leader take the HELM.

Bush has no Leadership...he has LOSERSHIP....and them GOP PUBs who backed his ass for 6 years...them too...they should all resign...

[Gregorian]

4. I'm the DECEIVER!

Was Rummy fired. Did he resign. Or did he go underground.


I'll never tell, because I'm the Deceiver.

[opihimoimoi]

11. That he is...a prevaricator/deceiver

[patricia92243]

3. Will they speak up with Rummy there? They would not in the past.

[VegasWolf]

5. Yeffers!! That has worked so well in the past! nt

[louis-t]

6. Ok georgie, I will advise you.

Change your socks and underwear every day, stop blaming everyone else for your own delusional mistakes, and for God's sake wipe that stupid smirk off your face, you simian ass.

[goforit]

7. Pathetic!

[truthisfreedom]

8. Nice. All the unpopular guys like hanging out together. It's a club!

The loser's club!

[Earth_First]

9. So with Rumsfeld out as Secretary of Defense, this makes him a private citizen...

HOWEVER, he is still welcomed behind closed doors at policy meetings with the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon?

Since were allowing private citizens access to the Pentagon and the Joint Chiefs to set foreign policy, when is MY meeting with the Pentagon and White House? I'm free most Mondays and every other Thursday. Have your people call my people, we'll arrange a meeting.

No?

Well then throw that bum out on the street. You're out of a job, sir. You 'stepped down' or you were fired. Most folks do not have the luxury of access to their previous jobs at will when you are terminated from employment.

This is no different.

[Peace Patriot]

10. It's probably because dimson doesn't know squat about how anything

actually works.

He also needs help bolstering his image as "the war president" when dealing with people who actualy do know how things really work.

I also wonder why this is news--that an outgoing Sec of Defense would help with the transition.

"A new way forward" to get back to the future of the new quagmire war (i.e., war profiteering boondoggle)?

They've got to be kidding with this "a new way forward." How 'bout "peace with honor," you S.O.B.s?

[liberal N proud]

12. Prosecute these bastards

Nothing changes until they are all take completely out of power

[Roland99]

13. You go, "Lil' Bush"

[Joe Chi Minh]

15. I thought he was!

[Olney Blue]

16. You go with the fired Secretary of Defense you have...

[MadMaddie]

17. This proves that * does not care what the American people want

which is absolutely get rid of Rummy...

Impeachment is coming my friends...