Rumsfeld to fall on his sword

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Rumsfeld offered his resignation several times, in case the White House determined that his head on a platter would solve a particular situation, but ultra-loyalist Bush didn't accept it.

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.