If Bush had canned Rummy before last night, the election may have had a

[wholetruth00]

different outcome. Thank God he didn't!

[acmavm]

1. And I'm sure that act of ignorant stubbornness is just eating

him alive right now.

[daveskilt]

2. my guess canning rumsfeld is part of a deal

like a please dont impeach me or try me for treason deal.

[kenny blankenship]

3. except the Repukes needed to rally their base, and their base hates weakness

more than anything else. Firing von Rumsfeldt would be a show of cowardice in the face of mere "moderates" and their opinion that high-handed Rummy screwed up what was supposed to be a beautiful war. If Bush had fired his SecDef the base may have crumbled further costing them more votes than could be picked up among the moderates and independents.

[davekriss]

4. I agree

It would have been viewed as acknowledgement of error and a few fence sitters would have come down on the Republithug side instead of stayed home or voted for the Democrats. Good thing Bush is so dumb!

[Bitwit1234]

5. Shows US

that all rove's BRAIN, was good for was lies, dirty tricks and mud slinging. When it came to real strategy Dean ran circles around him.

[incapsulated]

6. They couldn't believe they would lose it all

Drunk on power and in denial.

[happydreams]

7. Rummy will purportedly die of natural causes and his

body cremated to prevent any future exhumation. He will then join Ken Lay in Paraquay awaiting the rise of the 2nd Bush Reich.