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 Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:45 am Post subject: Bush faces GOP ire over Rumsfeld timing |
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Bush faces GOP ire over Rumsfeld timing By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer
Sun Nov 12, 3:43 PM ET
WASHINGTON - The White House is trying to soothe Republicans who say the party might have fared better on Election Day if President Bush had not waited until after the vote to oust Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
"You could argue that either way, of what political effect an earlier decision on Secretary Rumsfeld would have had. But it doesn't matter," White House chief of staff Josh Bolten said Sunday.
"The president correctly decided that this decision does not belong in the political realm. And a decision as important as your secretary of defense should not be made based on some partisan political advantage. It would send a terrible signal to our troops, to our allies, even to our enemies," Bolten said
[I think GOP senators may stick it to Bush when it comes to Bolten. I think they are quite angry at him.]
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061112/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_rumsfeld |
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Kuros
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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| "Think about the signal it would have sent two weeks before the election if President Bush, desperate to change political polls, would have jettisoned his secretary of defense. It would have looked desperate," Bartlett said. |
This is a good point. Rumsfeld should've been fired long ago. |
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