Doubtless to "spend more time with his family."CNN just announced that Rumsfeld is stepping down.
The mid-term elections.What took so long? (Better late than never I guess.....)
Rumsfeld doesn't want to become a target of investigations now that the Democrats have the ability to make things very very difficult for him.
He couldn't resign before the elections because hearings for his replacement would have served as a platform to bloviate about the war in Iraq for the Dems.Maybe if he'd done this a few months ago, the GOP might not have gotten their butts kicked yesterday.
Color me stunned. I didn't think he'd quit. Tactical withdrawal?The mid-term elections.