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p> SOLID DON, WOBBLY W br> Re: R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.'s Lords of Self-Discipline : /p>

Mr. Tyrrell writes a really good piece regarding Churchill and Rumsfeld. My only real quibble lies just here, to wit:

"Rumsfeld is true blue. We should not have to wait for the end of the war to recognize that. He and President George W. Bush should have the loyal opposition FDR had in his day."

I will grant that Mr. Bush does not enjoy the unanimity of public discourse that FDR enjoyed. I would argue that Mr. Bush has NOT held up his end of the bargain and has demonstrated his penchant to "go wobbly" in the face of criticism. In my humble opinion this has fueled, not only the determination of our enemy the Islamic terrorists, but also the political opposition from our international "friends," from the Democrats, from squishy Republicans, and from the press.

Mr. Rumsfeld, on the other hand, tends to not suffer fools gladly and to tell them that he knows that they are fools. I see the phrase "Don't get stuck on stupid" as Gen. Honore's version of a Rumsfeld press conference.

p>I enjoyed Mr. Tyrrell's article, I just wish that he would have made a clearer distinction between Mr. Bush and Mr. Rumsfeld. br> -- Ken Shreve /p>

Rumsfeld is a target for good reason: He is effective and loyal. The Democrats understand that a wobbly Secretary of Defense would be damaging to Bush, and that is why they are carping so loudly and so childishly for Rummy's head.

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