Bush to Nation: "I decide what is best"

The departure of Scott McClellan should come as no big surprise. The image that comes to mind for me is of the British game show host point to him and saying, "you are the weakest link." Of course we all know who is actually the weakest link, but Karl Rove and Dick Cheney haven't yet figured out how to "fire" George W. Bush!

The event that followed the announcement McClellan was leaving could sum up the President's current predicament. The Associate Press reports:

Bush patted McClellan on the back and they walked together across the South Lawn to the president's helicopter to begin a trip to Alabama. But the aircraft couldn't get off the ground because its radio failed, and they had to take a motorcade to the airport.

Bush isn't listening to us, and certainly isn't speaking to us ... and his second term is definitely grounded!

Karl Rove's move isn't completely unpredictable, but I do question the true motive. Is he giving up his responsibilities as chief policy coordinator to focus on the upcoming mid-term elections ... or to prepare for his eventual trip to the 'big house!' It's only a matter of time before his shenanigans catch up with him. And I can't wait to see Rove in an orange jump suit!

If Bush were smart -- I'll stop laughing in a minute -- he would listen to his Generals and fire Donald Rumsfeld. Think about it for a moment -- the problems Bush is facing right now can pretty much be linked directly to the war in Iraq. If the situation in Iraq were better, Bush's approval rating wouldn't be hovering around the mid-30's.


Retired Maj. Gen. John Batiste thinks: "It would be wonderful to have a secretary of defense who understood teamwork, who didn't lead through intimidation."

And Retired Maj. Gen. Charles Swannack commented: "I really believe that we need a new secretary of defense because Secretary Rumsfeld carries way too much baggage with him."

It seems the only guy still talking the party line is former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Richard Myers who said: "When you judge Secretary Rumsfeld, you're also judging the commander-in-chief, because that's the chain of command. And that's just not appropriate."

What Myers is forgetting is that it's not just our right, but our responsibility as American citizens to question -- and yes 'judge' -- our leaders.