Bush Faces GOP Anger Over Rumsfeld...

Associated Press JOHN HEILPRIN November 12, 2006 05:46 PM

The White House is trying to soothe Republicans who say the party might have fared better on Election Day if President Bush had not waited until after the vote to oust Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.

"You could argue that either way, of what political effect an earlier decision on Secretary Rumsfeld would have had. But it doesn't matter," White House chief of staff Josh Bolten said Sunday.

READ FULL STORY