CAN Bush fire Rumsfeld?

[underpants]

Let's not be naive here.


This is Rumsfeld and Cheney's show. Bush is at best #3.

[WI_DEM]

1. He could since he is the president and members of the cabinet

serve him. But it is doubtful that Bush would ever "fire" Rummy--if anything, Rummy would step aside as if it were his decision.

[madmunchie]

10. No, I believe the man in charge has to fire Rumsfield,....and we all know

that would be Cheny

[calimary]

18. Of course he could. But he won't.

I'm sure when he says he thinks rummy's doing just fine, he's actually sincere. He actually DOES think rummy's doing a good job, because rummy's doing what he wants. And when rummy's boss is one of the staggeringly worst and most medacious, deceitful, arrogant, duplicitous incompetents that ever walked the earth, no wonder he'd think rummy's doing just fine. :grr:

[glarius]

2. It seems the accepted Rep. talking points are that "Rummy is arrogant but

that is no reason to fire him." In fact, according to J.C.Watts, the latest apologist for Rumsfeld on CNN, it might even be a good quality for him to have...A couple of people earlier today said more or less the same thing....What an immense JOKE!

[EST]

5. J C Watts...

Is he that integrity free intellectual maggot with the weird eyes?

[0007]

14. Sounds like J.C. Watts to me...Of course I could add to that

description but I won't.

[Vickers]

3. Bush doesn't have NEAR enough power to fire Rumsfeld.

I laugh every time I hear that old mare trotted out about how Rummy has submitted his resignation twice and George has refused it!

I imagine if George WERE to get drunk enough to try and fire Rummy, Rummy would slap him...matter of fact, that might explain some of the cuts and bruises that I thought were Pickles-sourced?

[endarkenment]

4. Bush has to ask for permission to pee. nt.

[EST]

7. I have concluded that little request note to Kindaloosey

wasn't really the plaintive whine that it was widely purported to be. It was, I think, a brag--telling her that he had learned to go by himself but didn't want to.

[AnneD]

6. More importantly...

can we fire Bush.

[AlCzervik]

8. *'s handlers could but then again Rumsfeld knows where all the bodies

are buried so look for Donald to go nowhere fast.

[NYC]

9. Now that you mention it,

I am thinking of the picture of Rumsfeld with Saddam Hussein. Some people were worried that Saddam Hussein would spill the beans during his trial. Maybe Rummy would spill the beans if "asked" to resign.

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[greenbriar]

12. okay, while I love a new toy to play with

alert is the better option

[NYC]

13. Thank you for calling me an idiot.

Welcome to DU. I'm sure you'll have no trouble making friends.

BilleeBob (6 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Apr-17-06 07:10 PM
Response to Reply #9
11. Rumsfeld offered his resignation...

...to Bush on more than one occassion and Bush declined.

You people are idiots.

[0007]

15. Enjoy your stay, BilleBob

[Jack Rabbit]

16. Technically, yes

Even if Rummy and Unca Dick are running the show to the extent you suggest, if Bush, putatively the President, were to announce on television and announce that he has accepted Rumsfeld's resignation, Rummy had better be cleaning out his office.

[ladjf]

17. I believe that Bush is afraid to fire his top people because

they know too much. He can't risk pissing them off.

[Auntie Bush]

19. I say that every time the subject comes up which is often.

[Lefty48197]

20. He certainly can't do it without Cheney's approval.

and Tom DeLay's too.