Rumsfeld (a** on the line) writes to Democrats

[ProSense]

Rumsfeld Reaches Out to Democrats

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld Calls on Democrats for 'Constructive' Debate on Iraq
By ANNE PLUMMER
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld reached out to Democrats late Friday, opening up the door for them to retract their stinging indictment of him as Pentagon chief.

In a letter to Congress's top Democrats, Rumsfeld said recent remarks he made during a speech in Salt Lake City were misrepresented by the media, including by the Associated Press. Rumsfeld said he was "concerned" by the reaction of Democrats, many of whom called for his resignation and said he was treading on dangerous territory.

"I know you agree that with America under attack and U.S. troops in the field, our national debate on this should be constructive," Rumsfeld wrote Friday.

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Democrats said Friday they stood by their remarks.

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Senate Democrats were expected to meet Wednesday to discuss several issues, including whether they will try to force a vote of no confidence on Rumsfeld. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., has vowed to push legislation next week calling for Rumsfeld to resign.

"Nothing can change the fact that Secretary Rumsfeld insulted the patriotism of the American people, and he needs to be held accountable for it," Boxer said Friday.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2386137&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

[mike_c]

1. Rumsfeld is sensing that he's becoming a political liability....

Interesting.

[jilln]

2. With everything he's screwed up...

he's going to be held accountable for speaking his mind?

What a sick society we live in.

[aquart]

3. "Misrepresented," my ass. Treasonous bastard.

[napi21]

4. Sorry Rummy, I'm not depending on the media, I heard you myself!

You just may have stuck your big foot in your arrogant mouth! You're too damnold, and your ideason how to run the military are all BIG MISTAKES!!!!

Just damnquit and go home to your rocking chair!

[rocktivity]

8. Here's where you can read the transcript

of Rummy's speech, and here's an antidote from Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson.

P.S. Remember when Rummy blamed "the media" for a soldier asking him a question he couldn't answer? And I suppose this is the media's fault, too:



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rocknation

[HuffleClaw]

5. oh suuuuuuuure

playing the victim? thats the BEST they can come up with? you'd think they'd know this is ONLY going to work with the kool-aid drinking brigade. the rest of the public is gonna go 'WTF?!' at such a blatant attempt for sympathy.

[tandot]

6. Hey Rumsfeld, go f*ck yourself! We are not appeasing Bush's fascist

administration. Unlike Bush and his scum, we are PATRIOTS ...

[yellowcanine]

7. Hmm. Maybe Rummy senses a bunch of Republican defections?

Republicans joining th "no confidence" vote?

[rocktivity]

9. Rumsfeld is worse than the guy who murders his parents

then pleads for leiniency on the grounds that he's an orphan!

...Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld reached out to Democrats late Friday, opening up the door for them to retract their stinging indictment of him...

...Rumsfeld said he was "concerned" by the reaction of Democrats, many of whom called for his resignation..."I know you agree that with America under attack and U.S. troops in the field, our national debate on this should be constructive," Rumsfeld wrote...

If his goal is to get the Dems to "retract" their reaction, WHY DOESN'T HE TRY RETRACTING WHAT HE SAID????

:mad:
rocknation