John McCain

McCain, a fiscal conservative, anti-Evangelical, pro-life Republican was on Meet the Press yesterday morning. It was interesting to get his insight into the fiasco concerning the bill to overhaul intelligence. Apparently Rumsfeld is to blame. A letter sanctioned by the Secretary of Defense and written by the chairman of Joint Chefs of Staff was sent to Republican leaders. Those leaders then urged fellow Republicans to vote against the bill. Ironically, at the same time Bush was urging members of the house and senate to vote for the bill.

So why would Rumsfeld not want the creation of this new head of intelligence? Money. Budgetary control is what it's all about. The head of the pentagon doesn't want someone else to be controlling the purse strings. Seems like this is driven solely by Rumsfeld's ego and with complete disregard for the safety of the American people. You have to wonder whether Bush knew of Rumsfeld's intentions.