Comments on: Russert: A Source “Close to the President” Told Me Bush “Won’t Fire Rumsfeld Because It Would Be The Equivalent Of Firing Himself.” http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:04:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Carl Wagonjak http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-556252 Carl Wagonjak Sun, 14 May 2006 23:03:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-556252 Could the tipping point finally have come? We "lefties" have been disappointed too many times by tipping points (like the tipping points in the Iraq War for this Administration). Please God, if you are up there, open up the eyes of that last 30% to see the light! The Emporer has no clothes! Could the tipping point finally have come? We “lefties” have been disappointed too many times by tipping points (like the tipping points in the Iraq War for this Administration). Please God, if you are up there, open up the eyes of that last 30% to see the light! The Emporer has no clothes!

]]> By: Grouchy’s Liberaltopia » The Quotalizer: Bush’s Biggest Problem http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-515981 Grouchy’s Liberaltopia » The Quotalizer: Bush’s Biggest Problem Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:03:50 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-515981 [...] “And then, someone very close to the President said to me, you know, he won’t fire Rumsfeld because it would be the equivalent of firing himself. He can’t acknowledge that it was such a big mistake, in so many ways.” – Tim Russert on Don Imus April 19, 2006, as quoted by Judd at Think Progress. [...] [...] “And then, someone very close to the President said to me, you know, he won’t fire Rumsfeld because it would be the equivalent of firing himself. He can’t acknowledge that it was such a big mistake, in so many ways.” – Tim Russert on Don Imus April 19, 2006, as quoted by Judd at Think Progress. [...]

]]> By: Mitch Schapira http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-514608 Mitch Schapira Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:23:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-514608 George Bush is also employing terrorists in the White House. Read all about it on the schapira blog, at <a HREF="http://schapira.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"><em>What we know so far ...</em></a> <em>And tell 'em Big Mitch sent ya!</em> George Bush is also employing terrorists in the White House. Read all about it on the schapira blog, at What we know so far …

And tell ‘em Big Mitch sent ya!

]]> By: jbloggz http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-514565 jbloggz Fri, 21 Apr 2006 06:37:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-514565 Bush can't let Rummy go, he knows too much. Bush can’t let Rummy go, he knows too much.

]]> By: jerry savage http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-514464 jerry savage Fri, 21 Apr 2006 04:13:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-514464 THANKS ANVIL HEAD, SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE RIGHT WING DRAFT DODGING COWARD. THE RIGHT WINGS SLANT ON WAR: WE'LL ATTACK ANYBODY AS LONG AS WE DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT THANKS ANVIL HEAD, SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE RIGHT WING DRAFT DODGING COWARD. THE RIGHT WINGS SLANT ON WAR: WE’LL ATTACK ANYBODY AS LONG AS WE DON’T HAVE TO FIGHT

]]> By: Gerry Long http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-514449 Gerry Long Fri, 21 Apr 2006 03:49:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-514449 Too much worry about Rumsfeld. Bush is the one we have to get out. Rumsfeld, though stubborn and stupid about foreign affairs, doesn't have his hand on the nuke button. The simpleton in the White House has. He is a sicko, a not-quite-recovered achoholic. Unstable. He has never had to pay for his multitude of failures. Dad and Dad's $$$ friends have always bailed his butt out. Now it's all closing in on him, and you can see him getting more and more hot-headed. And no $$ friend of Dad has enough $$$ to bail him out this time, and he knows it. The implications are staggering. So are the solutions. But we're near the edge. Iran could tip us over. Too much worry about Rumsfeld. Bush is the one we have to get out.
Rumsfeld, though stubborn and stupid about foreign affairs, doesn’t have his hand on the nuke button.

The simpleton in the White House has.

He is a sicko, a not-quite-recovered achoholic. Unstable. He has never had to pay for his multitude of failures. Dad and Dad’s $$$ friends have always bailed his butt out.

Now it’s all closing in on him, and you can see him getting more and more hot-headed. And no $$ friend of Dad has enough $$$ to bail him out this time, and he knows it.

The implications are staggering. So are the solutions. But we’re near the edge. Iran could tip us over.

]]> By: Shining Light In Dark Corners http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-514441 Shining Light In Dark Corners Fri, 21 Apr 2006 03:43:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-514441 <strong>Pentagon Leaks Become a Deluge...</strong> Bush seems to have lost the support of the Pentagon. I suspect it's about the condition of the armed services and threats towards Iran. Retiring generals are speaking to the press. Working generals are leaking to the press. Sounds like the same things... Pentagon Leaks Become a Deluge…

Bush seems to have lost the support of the Pentagon. I suspect it’s about the condition of the armed services and threats towards Iran. Retiring generals are speaking to the press. Working generals are leaking to the press. Sounds like the same things…

]]> By: Mme flutterbye http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-514279 Mme flutterbye Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:37:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-514279 Oy!!! Three more years...a little less maybe!!! Too long!!! Bush, Condi, and Rummy could blow up the world saving us from terrorists in that amount of time. Oy!!! Three more years…a little less maybe!!! Too long!!! Bush, Condi, and Rummy could blow up the world saving us from terrorists in that amount of time.

]]> By: Phil Hicks http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-514269 Phil Hicks Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:31:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-514269 Bush will not fire Rumsfeldt because he cannot admit that he (Bush) made any mistake. His collosal narcissism and basic weakness precludes his admission of responsibility or error for anything he has done. He is a case of terminal character defect. Bush will not fire Rumsfeldt because he cannot admit that he (Bush) made any mistake.
His collosal narcissism and basic weakness precludes his admission of responsibility or error for anything he has done. He is a case of terminal character defect.

]]> By: mike http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-514163 mike Thu, 20 Apr 2006 23:06:53 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-514163 Lets's hope the Two Stooges will have the opporutnity to face a War Crimes Tribunal in the next few years. Lets’s hope the Two Stooges will have the opporutnity to face a War Crimes Tribunal in the next few years.

]]> By: Mike http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-514159 Mike Thu, 20 Apr 2006 23:04:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-514159 It's unlikely the Bush wil ever be impeached for his incompetence, so I'm hoping he and Rummy will be staring at a War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague in the next few years. It’s unlikely the Bush wil ever be impeached for his incompetence, so I’m hoping he and Rummy will be staring at a War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague in the next few years.

]]> By: Robert Vaughn PhD http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-514040 Robert Vaughn PhD Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:56:08 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-514040 What people have to understand about the Republicans is they are greety not evil. The George Bush will not risk nuclear war because it would kill weathy people. Iran probably is 5 years away from developing a nuclear weapon. And probably there will be a change in leadership within the next 5 years. In Addition, it is important to realize the president term will expire before they develop a bomb. Note the so called war is more of a police action. The general are probably angry over the cancelling of the crusader project. Anyway vote democrat in the next election and vote for Hillary<strong></strong> What people have to understand about the Republicans is they are greety not evil.

The George Bush will not risk nuclear war because it would kill weathy people.

Iran probably is 5 years away from developing a nuclear weapon. And probably there

will be a change in leadership within the next 5 years. In Addition, it is important to

realize the president term will expire before they develop a bomb.

Note the so called war is more of a police action. The general are probably angry over the cancelling of the crusader project.

Anyway vote democrat in the next election and vote for Hillary

]]> By: Ohio 2nd Blog » “You know Murtha’s right” http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-513858 Ohio 2nd Blog » “You know Murtha’s right” Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:59:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-513858 [...] Tim Russert on Imus: Well, I knew something was happening when I had John Murtha on several months ago and he talked about his plan for a timetable. And I got several calls from people at the Pentagon and others and they said, “You know Murtha’s right.” And I was stunned because you don’t usually get those kinds of calls. They were obviously people who would not allow me to broadcast their names. And then it continued with General Zinni who came on “Meet the Press” and said that Secretary Rumsfeld should resign. So the last couple of weeks, as I talked to people, one former general said we have the equivalent of a civil war going on at the Pentagon. The generals are trying to reclaim control of the war because they do believe serious mistakes were made. [...] [...] Tim Russert on Imus: Well, I knew something was happening when I had John Murtha on several months ago and he talked about his plan for a timetable. And I got several calls from people at the Pentagon and others and they said, “You know Murtha’s right.” And I was stunned because you don’t usually get those kinds of calls. They were obviously people who would not allow me to broadcast their names. And then it continued with General Zinni who came on “Meet the Press” and said that Secretary Rumsfeld should resign. So the last couple of weeks, as I talked to people, one former general said we have the equivalent of a civil war going on at the Pentagon. The generals are trying to reclaim control of the war because they do believe serious mistakes were made. [...]

]]> By: dakk http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-513765 dakk Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:18:00 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-513765 It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong..........Voltaire It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong……….Voltaire

]]> By: The Agonist http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-513717 The Agonist Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:00:13 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-513717 <strong>"Murtha Was Right" Says Tim Russert...</strong> On "Imus" yesterday Tim Russert spilled the beans on Murtha and Rummy. Russert says, "I got several calls from people at the Pentagon and others and they said, “You know Murtha’s right.” And I was stunned because you don’t usually get those... “Murtha Was Right” Says Tim Russert…

On “Imus” yesterday Tim Russert spilled the beans on Murtha and Rummy.
Russert says, “I got several calls from people at the Pentagon and others and they said, “You know Murtha’s right.” And I was stunned because you don’t usually get those…

]]> By: jorge http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-513561 jorge Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:59:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-513561 When was the last time a dictator resigned? When was the last time a dictator resigned?

]]> By: Romelee http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-513472 Romelee Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:01:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-513472 Will Rove still be doing his job behind the scenes? And how can one go with out ratting on the others for what they did.I see REPS. saying to the reps. senators the way to get in in 2006 is to sign on with Feiengold What is that saying?.Iwish they would get impeached before more of our soliders die and mained for life.Ibelieve the Generals .And when they say thier are more feeling the same way, Will Rove still be doing his job behind the scenes? And how can one go with out ratting on the others for what they did.I see REPS. saying to the reps. senators the way to get in in 2006 is to sign on with Feiengold What is that saying?.Iwish they would get impeached before more of our soliders die and mained for life.Ibelieve the Generals .And when they say thier are more feeling the same way,

]]> By: Fusioner http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-513375 Fusioner Thu, 20 Apr 2006 16:00:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-513375 http://tinyurl.com/a6erq IMPEACH THIS CREW ALREADY!!! http://tinyurl.com/a6erq

IMPEACH THIS CREW ALREADY!!!

]]> By: Allen http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-513313 Allen Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:15:49 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-513313 IMO, Bush firing Rummy is less "the equivalent of firing himself" but rather more akin to firing ones own boss! IMO, Bush firing Rummy is less “the equivalent of firing himself” but rather more akin to firing ones own boss!

]]> By: progressive and proud http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/comment-page-5/#comment-513231 progressive and proud Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:16:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/russert-rumsfeld/#comment-513231 #178 I suppose that is a major difference between liberals and rebuplicans - I do what I do for principal and not the pay. I decided to work for much less money than I could have. I feel good about it though and that keeps me positive and around many good people. I used to rake it in, so to speak. I made more 15 years ago but I decided long ago that I only want what I need. As a progressive, I'm trying to add and not subtract, not including children. That is also why I will adopt and not reproduce. I will take care of what is already here and not overpopulate. #178 I suppose that is a major difference between liberals and rebuplicans – I do what I do for principal and not the pay. I decided to work for much less money than I could have. I feel good about it though and that keeps me positive and around many good people. I used to rake it in, so to speak. I made more 15 years ago but I decided long ago that I only want what I need. As a progressive, I’m trying to add and not subtract, not including children. That is also why I will adopt and not reproduce. I will take care of what is already here and not overpopulate.

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