Rumsfeld Gone

Odd, with all the reasons people are giving, nobody has hit on the obvious: With a democrat controlled house, Rumsfeld, if he stayed, would be Witch Hunt #1. He would spend day after day complying with subpoenas and testifying in front of committees. There would be no time for the job of Secretary of Defense. A new face in there means a clean slate. The democrats can still go after Rummy but it would be seen as what it is: partisan vindictiveness.