The tide is turning

Finally, the American population is waking up. Anyone with half a brain has known for some time where this whole thing was going to end up. The apathetic, Fox-loving, spoon-fed US citizenry is thawing to the idea that the Iraq war was "not worth it" in the first place. Not surprisingly only a third of people in the latter reference support the neocon crusty Rummie given the last few weeks of classically flippant remarks coming from this Nixon-era cro-magnon. The next figure to fall will be the majority figure that indicates most Americans feel that we should keep troops in Iraq. Expect that to start falling around the time of the election in Iraq. Don't expect Rumsfeld to leave until that number is sub-50. Even then breaking the iron triangle (Rumsfeld, Cheney, Wolfowitz) ain't going to be easy.

Egan

Rummie

Don't be surprised if Rummie sticks it out for awhile. He and Cheney go way back. Rumsfeld is one pillar in the neocon triad: Cheney, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz. Cheney is such a strong force and he really doesn't give a damn what others think. Also, it would be a major loss of face to let him go; it would be admitting failure, something Bush cannot do.

I expect the heat will have to be at an extreme before he goes. It won't be until the Iraqi elections either way. I hope that it creates a schism in the GOP. We need to peel off these neocon freaks from the classical conservatives. A divided GOP can only be a good thing. The wimpy democrats don't provide a check or balance anyway; we'll need two halves of the GOP to provide balance. Sadly, this ensures the right of center leaning of the country.

It is time for a REAL third party!

Egan