Trent Lott vs. Donald Rumsfeld

This just observed at the Weston Observer blog:

Sen. Lott Calls For Rumsfeld To Be Replaced
Mississippi Republican Senator and ex Sen. Majority Leader Trent Lott told the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce that "I am not a fan of Secretary Rumsfeld" and said the secretary should be replaced sometime within the next year. Lott believes the US needs more troops in Iraq and a clear exit strategy, something he believes Donald Rumsfeld is not capable of. Lott's comments come only days after Sen. John McCain(R- AZ) said that he has no confidence in the Secretary of Defense. President Bush however is unwilling to let go of the man who devised the Iraq war plan. Rumsfeld has been criticized more frequently of late after his remarks to US troops overseas that "You go to war with the Army you have". Lott's words however may not carry much weight in the White House after he was marginalized in 2002. Lott was replaced as Senate Majority Leader by Bill Frist after praising Strom Thurmond's run for president in 1948 as a segregationist.



Well, either this is a very severe indictment (because Rumsfeld has offended even Lott's extremely low standards), or utterly irrelevant (because Lott's a complete whacko). What do you think? Either about Lott or REMFsfeld.

(BTW, thanks to Arthur D. Hlavaty for the very useful nickname "REMFsfeld". I'm sure all veterans will agree that it's a very appropriate one.