The Bush trademark: "A little-noticed holiday week executive order..."

bush is the sneakiest son-of-a-bitch that ever was...

The three military service chiefs have been dropped in the Bush administration's doomsday line of Pentagon succession, pushed beneath three civilian undersecretaries in Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's inner circle.

A little-noticed holiday week executive order from President Bush moved the Pentagon's intelligence chief to the No. 3 spot in the succession hierarchy behind Rumsfeld. The second spot would be the deputy secretary of defense, but that position currently is vacant. The Army chief, which long held the No. 3 spot, was dropped to sixth.

The changes, announced last week, are the second in six months and mirror the administration's new emphasis on intelligence gathering versus combat in 21st century warfighting.

"mirror the administration's new emphasis on intelligence gathering versus combat...??" i don't friggin' think so... if there's anything that distinguishes the new line of succession, it's that they're all political appointees... if the changes "mirror" anything, it's that bush wants litmus-tested loyalists in the line of succession, not professionals who have earned their positions through hard work and merit... what a goddam son-of-a-bitch that man is...

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