A quick thought on yesterday

The biggest news for me, today, wasn't that the Dems retook the House, and, at last count, are 7000 VA votes away from capturing the Senate, but rather the surprise announcement of Rumsfeld's resignation as Secretary of Defense.

Bush claimed that he expected Rummy would serve until the end of his administration, and Rummy himself indicated he wouldn't go sooner, unless it was involuntary. Could it be that Bush decided that his administration WAS, in fact, "over" as of today? Did Rummy agree?

We've already been reading tales of the neocon rats deserting the ship (although an insult to rats). But should the Dems decide to use cultured stem cells from the Founding Fathers to rebuild their collective spine, it's possible that the next Congress could involve a lot of inquiries, commissions, and many, many subpoenas. Perhaps Rummy decided discretion was the better part of valor and opted to flee before the subpoenas headed his way - he'd be better off as a private citizen again, as Herr Bush will presumably swing the Pardon Pen on his way out the door.

Iraq is a mess - Rummy was a big factor in that mess. He will not be missed.