What particular situation was solved with this one silver bullet, do you think? I believe there's some truth to your observation, and one big effect was the timing so as to DOMINATE the Wednesday morning news cycle and thereby blunt/distract the impact of the "bad" news of the Democratic victories across the nation.

Nancy Pelosi made her statement suggesting this very thing an hour or so before the announcement was made by the White House. I wonder if she'll get any credit.

If it seems like a positive step to the voters, and Bush painted it as a positive step to Iraq because sometimes it helps to get fresh eyes on a situation... why not make it three months ago?

Wednesday was the first day of the 2008 election season. And, in order to have a chance at winning in 2008, it is not so bad to lose 2006. I predict the relief valves will open, moderation will win out, we will return to 50-50 land in 12-18 months.

*sigh* Break's over. Back to work.

He better get an early start, nobody ever heard of him.

Vilsack? People don't want to vote for a guy with a weird name!

rumsfeld along with every other white house type serves at the pleasure of the president. basically the day they get the job they prepare a resignation letter and just wait for the president to pull it out of the drawer.

Yes, no tenure for flunkies. Maybe that's why so many of them spend their time securing their future elsewhere, while they are supposed to be working for us.


Probably surfin' the web, too.:D