George H.W. Bush tried to
set the wheels in motion to replace Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense. That
is when his son so eloquently pronounced, "I'm the Decider." This speech was as
much to Daddy as to anyone
else.
Zarqawi is killed. Or, as
the more militant islamic clerics might say, his wedding with virgins has begun.
Republicans say Democrats are disappointed.
Positive but not thrilling would be closer to the mark.
However, on learning of this news, oil
prices fell. Someone is planning on getting their hands on Iraq's
oil, and think that doing so just got
cheaper.