[DLfromthedesert]

If Rumsfeld resigns, Bush might as well step down and wave the white flag to the terrorists.

[oceanview]

in fact, you are exactly right. If Bush "accepts" Rumsfeld's resignation, he should withdraw from the presidential race. Give us a chance to elect someone else - Rudy Giuliani would clean Kerry's clock, and he won't give up in the war on terror, he'll fight it.