But....not long ago, Rummy was one of your favorite people.


NOYB wrote:
I'm a fan of Bush's. If he has confidence in the guy, then I do.

After the continual comedy of errors, the dodging of accountability, the
emphasis on finger-pointing and partisan bombast, the lack of any actual
positive results, and you're still calling yourself a Bush fan?


... But I said
back in October and November of '04 that I thought (actually kinda hoped)
that Rumsfeld would "resign", and Powell would be named Sec. of Defense.

A good thing to hope, but the problem is that the Bush Administration
does not reward competence. They reward loyalty and the shoveling of
money into certain pockets. Powell doesn't play either game, so they
tossed him aside (and I suspect he was relieved to get out). He was a
token black and a token competent leader, and placed in the
Administration just to sucker real conservatives and non-whacko
Republicans into voting for Bush.




Will you be writing to your president about your new concerns?


I already wrote to Sen. Martinez on the issue, since I have a higher chance
of hearing back from him.

Why say that? I've heard from President Bush. He sent me a nice
Christmas card along with faux-autographed picture of himself & Laura,
along with a sincere note hoping we had a good Christman and that we'd
make another contribution to the Republican Party. So if you want to
hear from the President, the answer is simple... either have some
impressive letters after your name (ones that associate you with a
largely Republican, mostly white, and almost entirely conservative, peer
group)... or send him money.

OTOH when I've had problems dealing Federal bureaucracy, my Senators
(Sanford, Helms, and most lately Dole) have been very forward in getting
to the bottom of it.

DSK