## Link requested for Leiberman --Lieberman Set to Replace Rumsfeld?-- thread
OceanDrive3
09-12-2005, 22:52
for this thread...a link was requested..
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=458338
here is the link
http://nydailynews.com/front/story/372921p-316984c.html
Kossackja
09-12-2005, 23:02
Strange, Rush has been praising Liebermann for his position on the liberation of Iraq over the last days. I hope Rumsfeld will continue to serve as secretary of war though.
Koliphornia
09-12-2005, 23:14
Strange, Rush has been praising Liebermann for his position on the liberation of Iraq over the last days. I hope Rumsfeld will continue to serve as secretary of war though.
Haha, the phrase "Secretary of War" hasn't been used since the 1800s or so. Kind of fitting these days, though, don't you think?
Kossackja
09-12-2005, 23:44
Haha, the phrase "Secretary of War" hasn't been used since the 1800s or so. Kind of fitting these days, though, don't you think?cmon, "secretary of defense" is just an euphemism, it is merely PR. i had the idea a while ago that for even better PR value it could be renamed to "secretary of peace" since that is what the ultimate goal of the office is.
OceanDrive3
10-12-2005, 14:22
Haha, the phrase "Secretary of War" hasn't been used since the 1800s or so. Kind of fitting these days, though, don't you think?When I think of Rummy....the title "secretary of War" is soo appropriate..
Disraeliland 3
10-12-2005, 15:31
"Secretary of War" ceased to be used in 1947. The post was called "Secretary of War" because he led the "War Department". From 1789 to 1798, it encompassed all military affairs. In 1798, Secretary of the Navy was added, and the War Department concentrated on the Army.
The position was replaced two non-cabinet posts, Secretary of the Army, and Secretary of the Air Force, under the Secretary of Defense.
When I think of Rummy....the title "secretary of War" is soo appropriate..
The chaps you want are: Francis J. Harvey, and Michael Wynne.
Deep Kimchi
10-12-2005, 15:41
He's not retiring...
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/nation/13367956.htm
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dismissed speculation that he may be stepping down, as he huddled with supportive lawmakers Thursday to put a positive spin the administration's Iraqi policies.
"Those reports have been flying around since about four months after I assumed my post," Rumsfeld said after meeting with a group of House members in the office of Rep. Kay Granger, a Fort Worth Republican. "I have no plans to retire."
OceanDrive3
10-12-2005, 16:56
He's not retiring...Sierra, They are politicians You should know better than to trust every word they say.
BTW do you mind if I call you "Sierra"?
I like Sierra better than WhisperingLegs.
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Lieberman meets with Rumsfeld amid retirement speculation
(Washington-AP, Dec. 8, 2005 7:49 PM) _ Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld hosted Senator Joe Lieberman for a breakfast meeting today amid speculation that the Connecticut Democrat could be in line to succeed him.
Lieberman, who has emerged as President Bush's staunchest Democratic defender on the Iraq war, has bucked his party as a vocal advocate for Bush's Iraq policies.
He did not talk about the morning meeting with Rumsfeld and General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Lieberman aides provided few details about the breakfast, saying that their boss does not discuss private meetings.
The Pentagon told reporters that Rumsfeld, who routinely meets with members of Congress, wanted to hear Lieberman's impressions of his visit to Iraq over the Thanksgiving holiday. It was the senator's fourth trip to Iraq in 17 months.
He's not retiring...
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/nation/13367956.htm
W00t! Lieberman is an asscrack anyway.