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Rummy exit expected; Lieberman eyed for job.
December 8, 2005

WASHINGTON - White House officials are telling associates they expect Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to quit early next year, once a new government is formed in Iraq, sources said yesterday.

Rumsfeld's deputy, Gordon England, is the inside contender to replace him, but there's also speculation that Sen. Joe Lieberman - a Democrat who ran against Bush-Cheney in the 2000 election - might become top guy at the Pentagon.

That's not as farfetched as it might first appear.

The Daily News has learned that the White House considered Lieberman for the UN ambassador's job last year before giving the post to John Bolton, a Bush adviser said.

"He thought about it for a week or so and finally said no," the adviser recalled.
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Rumors that Lieberman could replace Rumsfeld started flying early this week, and Bush and Vice President Cheney fanned the flames by quoting the former Democratic veep candidate's pro-war statements.

The mention of Lieberman's name prompted some Democrats to whisper that he is lobbying for the job.

"Lieberman seems to be coordinating his statements on the war with the White House," a Senate Democratic source said.

The source pointed to a news conference this week where Lieberman urged his party not to undermine Bush. The timing of Lieberman's pitch, also this week, to form a bipartisan "war cabinet" to aid Bush was cited as well.

But Lieberman and Team Bush dismissed the rumors.

Why can't he leave by Christmas? That'd be such a nice present.

Why can't he leave by Christmas? That'd be such a nice present.LOL

so true.

The most important part of it, of course, is that Lieberman is Jewish. So important, in fact, that it deserved being placed into the headline despite not being in the article.

What's your excuse today, OceanDrive?

Why can't he leave by Christmas? That'd be such a nice present.BTW I think Lieberman is better than Rummy...

Despite my sincerest attempts to prevent it, Lieberman is my local Senator.

Sorry. I have failed you all. :(

The most important part of it, of course, is that Lieberman is Jewish. So important, in fact, that it deserved being placed into the headline despite not being in the article.I think the most interesting part of... it is that Lieberman was the VP candidate in 2000.
There is nothing inherently bad about being Jewish...

I think the most interesting part of... it is that Lieberman was the VP candidate in 2000.
There is nothing inherently bad about being Jewish...
Of course there isn't... so why did you plug it into the headline, again?

It might be worth mentioning in the article that he would be the first Jewish secretary of defense (I think he would, correct me if I'm wrong), but there's no reason to plug it into the title unless the thread was about, say, whether the fact that relatively few non-whiteprotestantmales have held high cabinet positions is coincidence(doubt it) or a sign of racism in American politics, but that's not what the thread's about.

I heard that Joe Liebermann was changing his name to Joe Wasperman. Could just be a rumor though.

Despite my sincerest attempts to prevent it, Lieberman is my local Senator.

Sorry. I have failed you all. :(
He's not THAT bad. I've had a few conversations with the man...while I don't really like alot of his politics, he's a very well spoken and polite man. Whats more is that he understands that he has opinions, and those can be wrong. That means that he is willing to compromise on many things.

that being said, I still don't like alot of his politics

I think he enjoys being a Senator too much. Probably a good reason to get him outta there, huh?

Maybe Bush could get them all to take jobs in other parts of the goverment.

Yeah....whats with the need for the Jewish prefix, OceanDrive? No real need to put that there, since Senator would have been more than enough. Seems like you've got some kind of agenda here. What is it?

Of course there isn't... so why did you plug it into the headline, again?Lieberman bias is pro-Israel... He wants the the US army to stay in the Arablands...

how will Lieberman vote when its time to decide if we go to War with Syria or Iran?
How far will he go...using his influence to promote that kind of war?

By the way OceanDrive, where is the source of this article? It's good form to post it...

The fact that he is Jewish is relevant considering that most of our military action centers around muslim nations, especially ones that despise Israel.

Lieberman bias is pro-Israel... He wants the the US army to stay in the Arablands...

how will Lieberman vote when its time to decide if we go to War with Syria or Iran?
How far will he go...using his influence to promote that kind of war?So instead of expressing this editorial concern of yours in your first post, after the article (which, byt he way, you supplied no link for), as the mods have REPEATEDLY told you to do when you post articles, you put Lieberman's religion into the title. it doesn't make sense.

So instead of expressing this editorial concern of yours in your first post, after the article (which, byt he way, you supplied no link for), as the mods have REPEATEDLY told you to do when you post articles, you put Lieberman's religion into the title. it doesn't make sense.

Ahhh, thats what I was going for, but put far more adroitly.

The fact that he is Jewish is relevant considering that most of our military action centers around muslim nations, especially ones that despise Israel.

Perhaps, but the reason it's there is because of Ocean Drive's anti-Israeli stance. Very anti-Israeli, very anti-Jewish. I believe it has played a major role in why he's OceanDrive3.

Lieberman bias is pro-Israel... He wants the the US army to stay in the Arablands...

how will Lieberman vote when its time to decide if we go to War with Syria or Iran?
How far will he go...using his influence to promote that kind of war?
And all that is caused by him being Jewish?

Lieberman bias is pro-Israel... He wants the the US army to stay in the Arablands...

how will Lieberman vote when its time to decide if we go to War with Syria or Iran?
How far will he go...using his influence to promote that kind of war?

Whereas every other Sec. Def. is opposed to military involvement in the Middle East?