Rumsfeld to stay a while longer...

Posted by Melissa McEwan at 6:13 AM on November 28, 2006.

And conflicting stories in the White House while Gates awaits

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The White House says that incoming Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, whose confirmation is all but a sure thing, won't be sworn in until next year, because he "needs extra time to wind up affairs as president of Texas A&M University" -- an assertion that's apparently news to Gates, who has publicly said he's ready to quit as soon as he's been confirmed.

Another source (anonymous, natch) suggests that the White House may just be letting Rumsfeld break one last thing before he leaves: the record for longest-serving Secretary of Defense.

One source close to the White House, who spoke anonymously in order to keep his job, believes President George W. Bush has decided to wait until after Dec. 29 "as a personal gesture to Rumsfeld." On that date Rumsfeld would become the longest-serving Defense secretary, beating Robert McNamara's record of 85 months.

Crack out the bubbly. That's something worth celebrating.

(Via The Carbetbagger Report.)

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Melissa McEwan writes and edits the blog Shakespeare's Sister.

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rawstory.com [Report this comment] Posted by: rwa on Nov 28, 2006 2:15 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Gingrich: US may be forced to reexamine freedom of speech RAW STORY Published: Tuesday November 28, 2006 A former Republican speaker of the house mulling a possible presidential run has said that America may need to reexamine freedom of speech in order to prevent future terrorist attacks. According to a New England newspaper, Newt Gingrich "spoke to about 400 state and local power brokers last night at the annual Nackey S. Loeb First Amendment award dinner, which fetes people and organizations that stand up for freedom of speech." Gingrich said that a "different set of rules" should be considered to reduce the ability of terrorists to use the Internet and abuse free speech to get out their message... [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: rawstory.com Posted by: Basenjis The more things change. . . [Report this comment] Posted by: monkeywrench on Nov 28, 2006 9:00 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Yeah, that's some record for Rummy to break; after all, McNamara was another clueless "reformer" Secretary of Defense that got his nuts in a sling thanks to underestimating a civil war in another country he thought would be a pushover. Hell, McNamara and Rumsfeld even LOOK somewhat alike! Two clueless Sec's of Defense. Two "domino theories": one about the march of Communism across Southeast Asia, the other about the march of capitalism across the Middle East. Two black holes devouring enormous sums of money, and the precious lives of our young. Two presidents, Johnson (Tonkin Bay attack) and Bush (WMD's/Sadam/al Qaeda ties) basing their reckless adventurism on lies. And two countries – the same country – damaged by the effects of two similar immoral wars. The only difference? Back then, the population finally rose up in opposition to Vietnam, while today the population sits mute; oh, yeah, and back then a president, Nixon, was nearly impeached for breaking his oath of office, as well as a few federal laws, while today, the most criminal and inhumane administration in US history gets everything it wants, without any meaningful constraint or prosecution. Is that some kind of "record" for us? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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