Rumsfeld says he’s too busy
By on Aug 2nd, 2006 at 5:50 pm
Rumsfeld says he’s too busy
to testify at a public Congressional hearing about the Iraq war. It’s been six months since Rumsfeld has testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
UPDATE: Under pressure, Rumsfeld changes his position and agrees to testify.
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Well if Rummy is too busy, then he can resign from his position! His incompetence has destroyed Iraq and damaged our military aw well!
August 2nd, 2006 at 5:51 pmas well! Rumsfeld deserves contempt from the entire US citizenry!
August 2nd, 2006 at 5:53 pmNo Donald, you’re too stupid.
August 2nd, 2006 at 5:56 pmtoo busy;tending to his collection of shrunken heads or watching torture flicks?
August 2nd, 2006 at 5:57 pmbush/cheney do not want further discussion about Iraq. . . it’s good news time…. Isreal and the oppurtunity to attack and defeat the evil empires of Syria and Iran. New targets. . . same story.
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:00 pmToo busy finding WMD’s north east south west north south of tikrit.
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:04 pmI’m not accountable.
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:06 pmI mean henny-penny, I am busy ducking responsibilty, shirking duties and laying blame on others for some sill hearing.
-Donald CRumsfeld
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:08 pmThere must be some things that he doesn’t know that he knows that we don’t know that he knows!
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:11 pmIf he’s not too busy to cash his paycheck then he should get his ass to Congress or have it hauled in through subpoena. In either case, he should be under oath. This guy is OUR employee, not our boss or master.
I like doing Rumsfeld “I don’t know” posts but this attitude is so infuriating that I can’t muster the sense of humor over the sense of outrage.
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:16 pmthey put him in a rubber room but wont tell us. thats why he cant attend. he is in his last throes as is the regime he currently represents.
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:19 pmIs Rumsfeld even still alive? I haven’t seen or heard from him in weeks. Deep cover I guess.
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:19 pmCongress should issue a subpoena to testify and if he refuses cite him for contempt of Congress. It’s been done before, but don’t count on it now with the Reichwing in control of both Houses.
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:20 pmWould this be the imfamous “Part Doux” of the Iraq intelligence investigation, probably not.
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:20 pmDereliction of Duty!
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:23 pmIf Rummy is forced to testify, or changes his mind to testify, before the Congress, then he must do it under oath! If he is allowed to testify NOT under oath, then every member of the Congress must resign > PERIOD.
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:29 pmRight. And wasn’t George Bush going to give monthly updates on the war in Iraq, too?
August 2nd, 2006 at 7:00 pmLet’s see if you’re too busy for a little trip to the Hague, Herr RummDumm…
August 2nd, 2006 at 7:05 pmI happened to be talking on the phone when I read this. I was speaking to my golf partner and best friend who is a rabid “GOP, Good, DEM, Bad”, non-htinker-but a hell of a great guy otherwise. He lost it! “What do you mean he’s too busy? WTF does he do anyway? Sit on his A** and lie through his teeth?” Needless to say I was shocked. I’ve been trying for 6 years to convince him that HIS party has been hijacked, but to no avail. Of course he still thinks Dubya is not to blame just that “A**hole Rudmmy”. Hey progress often comes in SMALL steps.
August 2nd, 2006 at 7:13 pmRummy can’t testify or won’t testify in a congressional hearing because the administration and the Republican incumbents in congress can’t afford any more bad press than they already get from the total mismanangement of this war by Rummy and his friends.
August 2nd, 2006 at 7:22 pmI mean, other than finding out positively and without a doubt that Rumsfeld was a crap bag, what else could be possibly learned from having him testify?
August 2nd, 2006 at 7:30 pmWhere is the accountability? Checks and balances?? Let’s hold these guys responsible for the horrible war crimes they have committed and the money they continue to roll in due to no-bid contracts. Congress should be pressured until they are brought in to testify under oath. Don’t we care any more about our country than to sit around and not do anything about this?? The time is NOW!
August 2nd, 2006 at 7:40 pmRumsfeld is a war criminal and a pathological liar
August 2nd, 2006 at 8:04 pmWhat Ho Chi Minh said @ #16.
I hate being the last girl to the party…
August 2nd, 2006 at 8:21 pmI have this vision of him curled up in a corner in the fetal position, scared … shaking and rocking … and muttering …
” … just small elements of 10 to 20 people, not large military formations or networks of attackers … ”
“… in those regions where pockets of dead-enders are trying to reconstitute, Gen. (Tommy) Franks and his team are rooting them out … ”
” … in short, the coalition is making good progress …”
(These, of course, are tidbits from June, 2003. )
August 2nd, 2006 at 8:48 pmLet’s be reasonable, guys. He is running about nine wars right now. And there’s soo much torture that has to be signed off on, you know.
August 2nd, 2006 at 9:01 pmIf he resigns, he should have plenty of time.
August 2nd, 2006 at 9:28 pmcan’t you tell, EVERY SINGLE CONNECTION WITH ALL THESE
CRIMINAL LAWMAKERS ALWAYS END UP THE SAME WAY….
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WHAT A BUNCH OF CROOKS THESE PUBLIC SERVANTS ARE
August 2nd, 2006 at 9:57 pmdod energy strategy
August 2nd, 2006 at 11:52 pmI wonder if he will be testifying under oath. If he doesn’t, it will not matter what he says.
August 3rd, 2006 at 2:23 amHe is too busy… trying to evade the radar of the Iraq’s Military Failure, the Lebanon’s Military Failure, the Afghanistan’s Military Failure…
August 3rd, 2006 at 6:59 amHiya Zooey, had to shut down early last night due to storms rumbling through the area. Checking the posts just before leaving for work. Bye all.
August 3rd, 2006 at 8:01 amRumsfield is in the last throes of sanity. Kick him in the arse over the edge.
August 3rd, 2006 at 9:10 amOh man, I ‘ll have to wipe my TV down after I watch him. It’ll be oozing with smugness.
August 3rd, 2006 at 9:12 amThe fool just cannot figure out what has gone so wrong… But senate is getting ready to let him have with both barrels for being so incompetent. I mean it will be the Republicans and Democrats. I’m sure he will hand in his resignation letter tommorow.
August 3rd, 2006 at 9:56 amDoes anyone know if Rummy will be under oath? The word “testify” implies that he will be under oath, but these days…
August 3rd, 2006 at 10:14 amZooey > GOP fools never want one of their own to testify under oath, because they are all certified liars, and would get caught in perjury, so his testimony will just be lies and hearsay!
August 3rd, 2006 at 11:52 am