Rumsfeld Hasn't Discussed Job With Bush

[Khephra]

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld would not say Monday whether he wants to continue in his job during President Bush's second term and said the matter hasn't been discussed in postelection meetings.

"I've met with him two or three times on totally different subjects since the election, but that's not a subject that's come up," Rumsfeld said in answer to a question at a Pentagon press conference.

"And needless to say," he said, "either one of us would discuss it with the other before discussing it with you."

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-cabinet-rumsfeld,0,2120671.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[underpants]

1. Translation:Rummy hasn't TOLD W if he is staying or not

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[Cocoa]

2. he's probably lying

Rummy's been known to lie.

[demnan]

4. Wow! You just won Understatement of the Week!

[aden_nak]

3. It doesn't really matter. I mean, honestly.

If Rumsfeld steps down, they just replace him with some other PNAC'er. And it's the same group of people calling the shots. All that changes is the face you want on your bullshit.

That, and we miss out on some really funny hand gestures.

[daleo]

5. Of course he will stay

Unless some other PNACer has more dark power than he does.

[rodeodance]

6. Rommies 'tone' during the press conference was very much like Bush's press

conference last week--cocky--as in we have the upper hand and i can say what I want now.