Mark McKinnon: Bush didn't fire Rumsfeld last week 'cause he thought that might look political

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PS: Any time anyone is worried about how something "looks," it's political.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/showdown06/archives/individual/2006_11/010186.php

BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW BUSH WOULD NEVER POLITICIZE THE WAR... Just came back from an interesting post-election event with Charlie Cook, Chuck Todd, and others. There was a lot to chew over, which I'll post on soon, but I had to share this first...

The prize for the most hilarious piece of GOP post-election spin delivered with a straight face goes to White House media advisor Mark McKinnon. He told the room that, in the last few hours, Republican friends have been asking why Bush didn't fire Rumsfeld last week, when it might have helped the GOP in the elections. But that's exactly why he didn't, said McKinnon. Bush believes, you see, that Iraq policy should be focused solely on what's the best policy. Politics should not be a concern. Hence, Rumsfeld stayed until today.

There was an audible snigger from the audience.

[BurtWorm]

1. kick

[LiberalAndProud]

2. And he would never intentionally LIE.

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