Support the troops?

The general news narrative seems to be that one of the reasons Bush is not letting Rumsfeld go is domestic politics. To fire Rumsfeld or let him resign would be too much of an admission of mistakes in Iraq and would affect the president's poll ratings adversely.

Think about that for a minute. If you accept that Rumsfeld's poor decisions and actions are responsible for the current state in Iraq, then his replacement could lead to an improving situation and a reduction in fatalities.

And that is being prevented, at least in part, by Mr. Bush's concern with the polls.

Also, Did anybody else notice that about a day after Cindy Sheehan made the announcement that she was heading back to Crawford over Easter, the Presidential schedule had him spending the holiday at Camp David for the first time in his presidency?

Today - 2 marines dead, 22 wounded.
Yesterday - 3 fatalities
April 12th - 5 fatalities
April 11th - 4 fatalities