Russert: "Source-Close to Pres-Told Me Bush-Won’t Fire Rumsfeld Because.."

[kpete]

Russert: A Source “Close to the President” Told Me Bush “Won’t Fire Rumsfeld Because It Would Be The Equivalent Of Firing Himself.”
Tim Russert revealed two very interesting pieces of information this morning on Don Imus regarding the future of Donald Rumsfeld and his standing in the Pentagon:

1. After Rep. Jack Murtha appeared on Meet the Press and advocated troop withdrawal several officials in the Pentagon called Russert to tell him “Murtha is right.”

2. A source “close to the President” told Russert that Bush “won’t fire Rumsfeld because it would be the equivalent of firing himself.”

more plus VIDEO at:
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/

[supernova]

1. You know, that sounds sadly true

if Bush is one of those sorts who sees everyone around him as merely an extention of himself and not a separate individual.

[Fleshdancer]

2. Is Bush capable of this sort of thought

it sounds a little too introspective to be true. ;)

[northzax]

3. no, there is one very good reason he won't fire Rummy

The Congressional Hearings on his replacement. He doesn't want that in an election year (can you imagine?) and he can't take a chance of a Democratic Senate in 2007 conducting them, either. It would bring everything up again.

Also, he's probably going to have trouble finding someone to take the job, at this point. Why do you think Snow hasn't been fired yet? no one of any consequence wants anything to do with the job that burned through O'Neill and Snow, making them into irrelevant mouthpieces.

There is literally no upside for Bush in canning him, so why bother?

[CottonBear]

5. No one else would want the job. Rummy has offered to resign in the past

and DimSon refused to let Rummy go.

Let's face it, we're stuck with DimSon and Rummy until we impeach and convict their sorry asses.

[Jack from Charlotte]

12. BINGO! We have the winner here. *

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[GodlessBiker]

4. Does that mean Bush wipes Rummy's ass because it is really wiping his own?

[EMAN51]

6. Don't let that stop you, Mr. President

Fire Rumsfeld and while you're at it, fire yourself if it makes you feel any better.

[Lexingtonian]

7. I wonder if Russert is going to clue in

about supporting this Adminstration being a badly losing position now.

[librechik]

8. Shrub could boost his numbers by making it a twofer

Go Shrub! and take Cheney with you too!

[Virginia Dare]

9. So, let me get this straight...

Bush is the decider, and he's decided not to fire himself?

:dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

[CottonBear]

10. He's decided not to fire himself. LOL!

:rofl: :eyes: :rofl: :eyes: :rofl:

[Ecumenist]

11. Well, Silly me BUT...

this should be the last thing that he needs to worry about as his sorry ass was never hired in the first place but it bloody figures.