So Bush lied and forced Republican candidates to defend Rummy last week when he had no intention of keeping him

Nice. Bush admitted today that he lied to the media, and the American people, last week when he said he planned on keeping Rumsfeld through the end of his administration. In fact, Bush said today, he knew last week that he was going to get rid of Rumsfeld, but just didn't want to say it before the election. So, instead, Bush told the country that Rummy was doing a "fantastic" job, and staying another 2 years. By doing so, bush forced Republican candidates across the country to defend Rumsfeld and fall on their swords in order to defend Bush and defend the war in Iraq. That hurt GOP candidates across the country, for absolutely no reason. Nice.