Rumsfeld

In what has to be one of the most humorous statements by President Bush to date, today he announced that Donald Rumsfeld is doing a fine job.

This if a man whose answer to a reservist who questioned the lack of basic armor was to point out that you can't always go to war with the army you want. Which of course is true when we defend ourselves against attack -- but to start a war that way?

A man who apparently doesn't have time to sign letters of condolences to the families of brave soldiers who have died, and had them done by autopen -- until somebody snitched. Note to the Defense Secretary: Maybe you should find the time now to sign letters of apology to the people who received those letters signed by autopen. The president seems to find the time to sign his letters, and last I checked, he has a broader scope of responsibility.

A man who seems to show up in Iraq less than Al Franken on USO tour. Or maybe he shouldn't -- word is that there are plenty of fighting men and women who are pretty unhappy with Rumsfeld. Ironic, isn't it, that a liberal progressive comedian gets a warmer welcome than the guy in charge?

So, I'm wondering, just what part of the job is Rumsfeld doing so well? Perhaps the president will answer that one when he gives us the details on his plan to privatize Social Security.