Why is Rumsfeld the whipping boy du jour?

[Shipwack]

Poll question: Why is Rumsfeld the whipping boy du jour?

I mean, I despise him with a white hot passion, and wanted to hit him in the gut with a baseball bat every time he started his "golly gee willikers" doddering grandpa shtick*, but now all these stories have come out about him over the past few days. Why now, and not before?

*Yes, I know that violent fantasies are not healthy either spiritually, emotionally, or physically. I'm a flawed human being and I'm working on it.

[underpants]

1. The AP didn't mention him

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5686926&mesg_id=5686926

[ProSense]

2. Rumsfeld has always been criticized and when torture investigations are the subject ...

Donald Rumsfeld: The War Crimes Case

[Edweird]

3. 'w''s legacy is shit. The powers that be are trying to muddy the water

by shifting blame to Rummy. Maybe dick is considering a run for the WH and needs some damage control.

[Muttocracy]

4. Running low on Cheney jokes? nt

[ColbertWatcher]

5. It's his turn. n/t

[SmileyRose]

6. Best answer yet.

:)

[Laelth]

7. Why not? The greater mystery is how he avoided being the whipping boy for so many years.

He certainly deserves the negative attention.

:dem:

-Laelth

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Just to be sure he gets a proper whuppin' before he croaks.

My best guess.

[Ohio Joe]

9. Other - He deserves it - nt

[HCE SuiGeneris]

10. I vote for: "He's a sadistic prick that is now old enough and powerless enough

to toss under the bus."

[Maat]

12. Me, too.

"He's a sadistic prick that is now old enough and powerless enough to throw under the bus."

Bingo. We have a winner.

[Occam Bandage]

11. He's been the subject of much criticism before, too. He's responsible

for quite a bit of bad shit, so it's only natural people would blame him. Y'know, for the things he did.

[EFerrari]

13. I don't know what you're referring to but he and Cheney were equal partners in this thing.

[McCamy Taylor]

14. Because he deserves it.