Do you think Bush misled the republicans and voters by lying last week that Rumsfeld will stay till 2009?

Question

Do you think Bush misled the republicans and voters by lying last week that Rumsfeld will stay till 2009? Do you think if he had fired Rumsfeld a month or two back, the Republicans would have kept the house and senate??

Answer 1

Bush lie? Why, whatever do you mean? WHEN has he ever done THAT?

;-)

By coincidence, I was on a blog and clicked a link, and here's a quote:

"VIDEO: Bush Admits He Lied About Rumsfeld For Political Purposes

Last week, President Bush unequivocally told a group of reporters that Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and Vice President Cheney would “remain with him until the end of his presidency, extending a job guarantee to two of the most-vilified members of his administration.” Bush said, “Both those men are doing fantastic jobs and I strongly support them.”

Today, he announced Rumsfeld is resigning and being replaced by former CIA Director Robert Gates. At the press conference, Bush said that “the only way to answer that question, and get it on to another question, was to give you [the reporters] that answer.” Bush admitted that he had talked to Rumsfeld about resigning and was actively searching for his replacement at the time."

Answer 2

Yes, Bush feigns confidence and lies as necessary to manage his neoconservative image.

I think that Bush hates democrats (especially liberal democrats), basically sees them as an enemy to the state, and would lie about just about anything in order to not have lost republican majority control in Congress. I think his lunch with the new House Speaker Pelosi was nothing but a political news stunt, and he probably threw up aftewards.

It is well-known by the more clear headed Americans that Bush has lied in too many ways to give the public the impression that only a republican government clinging to conservative values can "save" the USA from its current perils. That thinking was directly the result of a desire for war in the Middle East, and Rumsfeld was no doubt a part of how to present the war to the American public without it looking like the U.S. military was going to slaughter thousands of Iraqi civilians, which it undoubtedly did. I think Rumsfeld had made up his mind before election results were in simply because he knew if republicans lost their majority in Congress there would be much more reluctance to "stay the course" according to the current war strategy. Either that or he didn't want to be around to argue with reporters on TV when the next Shock and Awe Operation comes around.

Answer 3

I think Bush misleads a lot of ppl a lot of the time! I think he always puts his special spin on things. He says he talked w/Rumsfeld about stepping down b4 the election, but he lied to reporters stating that he didn't want to disturb the elections by divulging this piece of news. just goes to show what a liar he is.

if he had told the truth about rumsfeld beforehand, i really don't think it'd make a diff in terms of the dems' triumph in the polls.

Answer 4

definite, it value them votes. Had Rumsfeld, who's the architect of the conflict in Iraq stepped down quicker, the Bush White residing house could have been seen as attempting to unravel issues. Had Cheney stepped down (like he will in some months) and a greater commonplace vice president be put in place, like Guiliani or Romney, that should have made a capacity to boot. human beings needed exchange and those 2 troublemakers are seen via swing-voters as places of work that mandatory exchange.

Answer 5

Yes. He met with Gates on Sunday, so he had to know before made that statement last week. He basically admitted as much at his news conference. He didn't call it lying, but basically said he couldn't or wouldn't tell the truth that close to the election. Apparently it is not lying if a poltiican says something untrue inorder to affect the outcome of an election.

Answer 6

Very likely. You have to admire his balls for keeping Rumsfeld, but I'm sure that his party isn't very happy for the seats that he cost them. If anything, he crippled himself to be a lame duck

Answer 7

I think CNN put it as a 'white lie'

Rumsfield has been trying to resign for a very long time. It's unusual for Bush to actually accept it.

Answer 8

I think Rummy is bailing ship because he is afraid that with the Dems in charge, they will undoubtedly probe him....so to save him and Bush the embarassment.....he is bailing now

Answer 9

Yes he did mislead/LIE! But that's no surprise he's only done it an innumerable amount of times since taking office. I don't even pay attention to what he says anymore. All I hear is LIE, LIE, and uh........LIE.

Answer 10

I think the search bar up top is our friend.

And I answer no. Rummy resigned. He has that right, same as you and me.

No, same result....