A truly devastating obit by George Packer.
The memorial that Rumsfeld deserves, as stolen from Twitter;
I can’t help but wonder what Hunter S. Thompson would write about him now.
I found it a useful and concise way to explain the general concept, but a ridiculous way to explain why the Iraq War planning relied on such delusional premises.
Slam dunk for the Grim Reaper. Cocksure of himself, enabler of the dumbest war in history and of torture. Rummy the Dummy won’t be missed.
John Dunne was wrong. I don’t feel diminished in the least.
Thanks for linking to that. Devastating, indeed.
Rachel Maddow gave him an appropriate send off last night on her show.
The only good thing I can say about him is that he had dachshunds.
I won’t miss him.
He was always so perky. Instead of SecDef, he would have fit in better as a strip-mall dentist. But a perky warmonger was his and our destiny.
Eh, he got the wrong Donald.
Teen Vogue does not pull their punches
The only good thing I can say about him is that he finally got me some points in this year’s death pool.
He’s going to meet his maker with the soul he has, not the soul he wishes he had.
I’m sure he’ll be greeted with victory parades and flowers.