Pride over Party

Could it be that the president didn't dump Rummy before the election because he couldn't bring himself to, without a special event, get rid of him. If that is the case does it also mean that several elected Republicans lost their seats because their constituents didn't see any change coming that they could credit to Republican elected officials? Did W's pride make it impossible for him to admit a change was needed and Rummy had to go. Did the major losses by his party give him the only out to get rid of Rummy? Was the president trapped by his own resoluteness? His stubbornness and his refusal to admit mistakes made it impossible for him to admit his policies needed a change in direction. Only a devastating defeat could compel him to adjust his course without admitting voluntarily to failure. Wow can you trust a man like this? A guy who would abandon his party for the sake of his own pride.