Nice picture, Don. Try to look less upset next time. You know that loyalty is very expensive, these days.
Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday he hasn't considered resigning despite calls for him to do so by a half dozen retired generals, and that whether he should remain as secretary of defense is up to President Bush.
Asked at a Pentagon briefing whether he would consider resigning to ease political pressure on Bush and Republicans in Congress, Rumsfeld said, "No."
"The president knows, as I know, there are no indispensable men... He knows that I serve at his pleasure, and that's that," Rumsfeld said.
Now I have visions of Rummy on his knees in a gimp suit and George in the leather chaps behind him, holding a whip. Bad mental picture.
He suggested that many in the military were naturally resistant to changes.
"These are important issues that are involved. There's no question about that. Change is difficult. It also happens to be urgently necessary," Rumsfeld said.
Under his leadership, he said, the first Marine corps general -- Peter Pace -- has been promoted to the chairmanship of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
That shouldn't count since Pace is your tool anyway, Don.
In any case, Rummy has said that he wants "a little time to walk over it," and as we all know, he'll get it. The White House has to keep a large amount of time on hand since they heavily rely on it to make their problems disappear.
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