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Old 11-08-2006, 12:00   #1
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Rumsfeld stepping down

FOX news is reporting that Donald Rumsfeld is stepping down.
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Old 11-08-2006, 12:05   #2
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President Bush is speaking on it right now on Fox. Ex-CIA Chief Robert Gates is President Bush's pick to succeed Rumsfeld.
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Old 11-08-2006, 12:13   #3
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Darn, I was hoping he would pick John Kerry.
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Old 11-08-2006, 12:21   #4
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Darn, I was hoping he would pick John Kerry.
I don't think Kerry would accept.....he's too SMART for that.
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Old 11-08-2006, 12:32   #5
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Is Gates really the best man for the job?
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Old 11-08-2006, 12:44   #6
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Is Gates really the best man for the job?
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Old 11-08-2006, 13:12   #7
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I don't think Kerry would accept.....he's too SMART for that.
With the count in the Sanate as close as it is, I don't think any of them would accept, unless they could pick a successor.

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Old 11-08-2006, 13:25   #8
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It occurred to me earlier when his replacement was announced so quickly that Rumsfeld either resigned or was forced out before yesterdays elections. If that was the case I wonder if it would have helped some candidates that lost if it had been announced earlier. Then again it might have made things worse.

I don't like the Gates thing for a couple of reasons not the least of which is the President's tendency to pick advisors with close ties to his father. If the President was interested in a new direction than he should have picked someone with fresh ideas not another advisor from a long list of recycled Bush Sr. cronies. It might not matter now that the Dems have control of the Senate as Gates might not get past the Senate confirmation hearings.
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