[Keith in Iowa]

FoxNews radio just called it “retiring”...

[markman46]

wonder what he said to get “retired”

[Brad’s Gramma]

Per KFI radio...a news conference is coming up soon...

[SE Mom]

Ok- what’s up- BOTH chariman and vice chair resigning??

[jpl]

Man, General Pace was one of my favorite Generals in the last few years. This is a real bummer.

[4integrity]

Thanks for the alert. imho, this stinks. think Pace was a good guy.

[LurkedLongEnough]

[A.A. Cunningham]

Congress doesn't like General Pace and let Gates know in no uncertain terms that if he were renominated to serve as CJCS again that his confirmation would be bloody.

Gates caved to political pressure.

[Mr. Brightside]

How many times is this guy going to retire this morning?

[montag813]

Is Pace the one who said homosexuality was not compatible with the military? If so then perhaps Ted Kennedy told Bush to can him, and since Bush takes his orders from The Swimmer, he complied.

[Modok]

Right after the failure of the White House to get its immigration bill passed in the Senate could it possible the bill might be voted on again in the next few days with a little more support?

[brityank]

Locked mine to this thread. Looks as if Gates caved in, but I don’t blame Gen. Pace for leaving; doubt I’d last there as my mouth would blow me away!!

[brityank]

Wouldn’t every Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff leave his job when his term expired?

This is a 'firing' -- courtesy of scumbag murtha and his Rat ilk.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

He’s too good for us.

[AliVeritas]

Please tell me this isn’t over the gay comment.

[Lancey Howard]

Oh, brother! If anybody needs to go, it is Petraeus, Conway, Mattis, et al.
Not Pace.

[WannabeTurk]

It appears there is no Bush administration anymore. The “man” has become the Democrats b**ch. I hope we can all survive until 01/09.

[PISANO]

Yet another after effect of our "teach 'em a lesson" stay at home Republicans!

This in NOT George Bush's fault but THEIRS!!

While I would PREFER a FIGHT rather than capitulation, IMHO it may not be wise during an ongoing WAR.

[Cicero]

Democrat senators have been publicly attacking Pace for some time for his remarks about homosexuals in the military—which only happen to be supporting the official policy agreed to by clinton, “Don’t ask, don’t tell.”

It’s obvious that the Democrats leaned on Bush to get rid of Pace, and Bush agreed.

And I’m sorry to say that it’s not surprising. Bush has a history of standing up for a few of his PERSONAL friends—Miers and Gonzalez, for instance. But he also has a history of not standing up for loyal servants of his administration and this country. The list is a long one. Scooter Libby comes to mind, and the border agents who tried to stop a drug smuggler, and the marines at Haditha, and on and on.

Bush bends over backwards to be nice to the likes of kennedy and clinton, but he won’t lift a finger to help his loyal supporters. I’m sorry, because he doesn’t seem like that kind of guy when you watch him, but he just keeps doing it.

Pace is being punished for speaking out frankly on what is official policy—that homosexuals are not permitted to flaunt their sexual relations in public while they are serving in the military. He also mentioned that public adultery is not permitted, but no one noticed it.

[George W. Bush]

After his blunt statements on sodomy in the ranks and then his apology, I thought he was in trouble. About a week ago, I saw on TV and I thought he looked like a goner.

Too bad. He was a good man. But professional military are supposed to be more reserved, more calculating. At the Joint Chiefs, it is primarily a political job.