Monday, December 20, 2004

The rumble about Rumsfeld

As the dog-piling of Donald Rumsfeld continues, Instapundit reliably provides some sane and thoughtful observations. He thinks that by focusing on issues like mechanical signatures, the critics reveal the weakness of their case. Me, I just can't figure the critics out. Surely they noticed that the president stuck with Ashcroft for four years of the ugliest kind of controversy. He stuck with Cheney through all the Halliburton hysteria--for two elections. President Bush just doesn't seem likely to fire someone simply because the media and media-whipped politicians want him too.

But, as it's always useful to remember, what do I know?