tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post114522606829396254..comments2023-09-26T05:58:13.261-05:00Comments on Chaotic Fred's Tired of Bullshit: Secretary Rumsfeld, it's time to call it a night and go home.Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-1146020740349137802006-04-25T22:05:00.000-05:002006-04-25T22:05:00.000-05:00Cheny has to go so that Bush can hand pick his suc...Cheny has to go so that Bush can hand pick his successor for '08.<BR/>That's not a partisan evaluation it's a practical one.<BR/>Cheney can resign at any time but odds are they are waiting for after the November 2006 congressional races so they can see which way the cards come up on any possiblity for impeachment. If it comes up bad, Cheney midght stay or night go depending on how far it all goes1138https://www.blogger.com/profile/05236610360430502600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-1145818757325323552006-04-23T13:59:00.000-05:002006-04-23T13:59:00.000-05:00I can see President Bush getting rid of SecDef Rum...I can see President Bush getting rid of SecDef Rumsfeld, as that would be relatively simple for all parties concerned. However, I don't know what, short of an impeachment, President Bush could do to get rid of Vice President Cheney, as his position is one of the few specifically mentioned in the Constitution of the United States. <BR/><BR/>Furthermore, I'm not nearly as sure that getting rid ofMandelbrot's Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-1145732491142430322006-04-22T14:01:00.000-05:002006-04-22T14:01:00.000-05:00Of course there would be political gain for the le...Of course there would be political gain for the left as long as Rumsfeld remains at his job, but I have to get myself past that... because having a Secretary of Defense who doesn't do a good job, regardless of his party affiliation, is not good for the country. I believe that a large part of the problems with the Iraq war has to do with what you point out about Rumsfeld executing his ideas "in Snavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13763424943041003098noreply@blogger.com