Rumsfeld ouster timing.

[Sick_of_Rethuggery]

Is it just me that thinks that this was done today (as opposed to say, tomorrow or Friday) to stomp all over the Dems' one day in the sun?

I was elated until I saw it on TV and now I mad again at absolutely no gloat time for the Dems (well deserved).

[Stand and Fight]

1. No.

It was so that it was not before the election. It would have made Bush look weak. They cannot have that and it would have demoralized their fanatical extreme right-wing base.

You really think they care about Democrats gloating?

[Pharaoh]

2. I see it as extra gravy!

WOO-HOO!!!

[GOTV]

3. Doesn't it add to the gloating?

We defeated the GOP Senators
We defeated the GOP Congresspeople
We defeated the GOP Govenors

and now we've defeated the GOP Secretary of Defense

[liberal N proud]

4. I don't know, but it could have something to do with this...

On November 14 a group of lawyers and other experts will come before the German federal prosecutor and ask him to open a criminal investigation targeting Donald Rumsfeld, Alberto Gonzales and other key Bush Administration figures for war crimes. The recent passage of the Military Commissions Act provides a central argument for the legal action, under the doctrine of universal jurisdiction: It demonstrates the intent of the Bush Administration to immunize itself legally from prosecution in the United States, even for the most serious crimes


http://www.commondreams.org/views06/1103-28.htm

[Sick_of_Rethuggery]

7. I think that might be it!

To the others, I am fairly surprised! My spouse is not a political junkie and *he* was annoyed that Bush did not leave the stage to the Dems for at least a day, like both Gore and Kerry did ever so graciously. Gore stayed out of the arena for nearly a year and extended that period further after 9/11...

[Vincardog]

5. Bingo, the story is THE DEMOCRATIC people kicked the rePIGlikins a$$

instead it is "What about that Sec Def?"
That does not change the fact that
WE HAVE SUBPOENA POWER NOW.
Not one more Reich Wing Supreme Court justice shall pass here.

Our ad jenda need to be be Public financing of elections-
Put the pig lobbyist out of business.

Open fair transparent elections-
No more BBV BS

Change the corrupt Neocon trickle down BS and work for a LIVING WAGE for every American Worker.

Universal Health care

Get public money behind education. Every hadr working student deserves a chance at the highest level of education.

Respect the environment by having a sound energy policy.

That is enough to start.

[Imagevision]

6. What would Cheney achieve by sticking it out another 2 powerless years??

feign heart probs, recruit VP. Rice, done and gone!!

[ShortnFiery]

8. You forget, Cheney is the REAL president.

IMO, Darth Cheney will NOT be replaced until *close* (3 months perhaps) before the end of the Front Man's term.

[spindrifter]

9. The timing is a gift to Veterans for Veterans Day.

[demokatgurrl]

10. Don't know about you but I''m still gloating.

and loving it.

[Sick_of_Rethuggery]

11. Yeah, I am too.

However, we need to be given the public gloating forum...:-)

[THUNDER HANDS]

12. yes

that's exactly why they did it. They knew they were going to lose the House, at least. So change the subject any way you can and this was the only thing Bush could do.