Unfortunately, we can't give thanks for this: the apparently devious manner in which President Bush sacked SecDef Donald Rumsfeld.
According to administration officials, only three or four people knew he would be fired -- and Rumsfeld was not one of them. His fellow presidential appointees, including some who did not applaud Rumsfeld's performance in office, were taken aback by his treatment....Posted by Alan at November 23, 2006 02:39 PMThe treatment of his war minister connotes something deeply wrong with George W. Bush's presidency in its sixth year. Apart from Rumsfeld's failures in personal relations, he never has been anything short of loyal in executing the president's wishes. But loyalty appears to be a one-way street for Bush. His shrouded decision to sack Rumsfeld after declaring that he would serve out the second term fits the pattern of a president who is secretive and impersonal....[T]he way George W. Bush handled Rumsfeld was not a good sign for his concluding years as president.