Rummy is academically ineligible; plays anyway

The Bull Moose has some choice comments regarding the cabinet that is shaping up for the next term (via TPM):

Despite the mass exodus, the incompetent one remains -Rummy. All that happened on his watch was an abysmal post-war plan and a prison scandal. This confirms that the only ones held accountable in this Administration are welfare mothers and struggling third grade students. For them, standards and accountability apply. For Rumsfeld, he is just passed along to the next grade (or term) regardless of his performance.

Holy Molly, even in Texas high school football, they have no pass, no play! Goodness gracious, Mr. President, you should know that if a kid had Rummy's record he would not be allowed to quarterback for the Crawford High School Pirates much less run the biggest defense establishment in the world! On the policy front, it doesn't appear that there is going to be any reaching out, either.

The Moose doesn't see any bipartisanship coming out of the woodworks either (but then again, who in their right mind would with this crowd?!?):

It looks like the old time religion will be the hallmark of the second term, as it was in the first. Indeed, the second term agenda appears to have been developed in a Wednesday Morning breakfast meeting of the Grover Norquist crowd - social security privatization, more tax cuts for the comfortable and tort reform.

Expect some soothing and soaring bi-partisan rhetoric in the President's inaugural address. However, what really counts is the implementation of what the Moose has called the "Conan the Republican" program - the elephant truly wants to hear the lamentations of the Democrats.

The Bull Moose is joining James Wolcott on my list of Blog I Need To Read More Often... both write very well with a bit of edge that makes them entertaining.