There are two ways to see this, I think.
One is that the Administration actually heard what America said yesterday, and took the massive "NO" vote on business-as-usual in Iraq as their new mandate. I'd love to think this is the case, but I confess, I think it's unlikely.
The other is that Rumsfeld, seeing the turning of the tides, is getting off the Impeachment ship before it sails. Not very "magnanimous in victory" of me, but there it is.
It'll be very interesting to hear what Bush says about this in an hour or so.
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