W E D N E S D A Y , A U G U S T 1 1 , 2 0 0 4Rummy's Rulesby Michael in New York on 8/11/2004 02:15:00 AMThe Atlantic Monthly (one of the best magazines around) points out inits current September issue that when Donald Rumsfeld became Sec.of Defense, the Department of Defense web site posted "Rumsfeld'sRules" for "government, business and life." Since only subscribers canaccess AM's website, I've posted the rules they republished below."Establish good relations between the departments of Defense andState, the National Security Council, CIA and the Office ofManagement and Budget.""Don't divide the world into 'them' and 'us.' Avoid infatuation with orresentment of the press, the Congress, rivals, or opponents.</p><p> Acceptthem as facts.</p><p> They have their jobs and you have yours.""Don't do or say things you would not like to see on the front page ofthe Washington Post.""If you foul up, tell the president and correct it fast.</p><p> Delay onlycompounds mistakes.""Be able to resign.</p><p> It will improve your value to the president and dowonders for your performance.""Your performance depends on your people.</p><p> Select the best, trainthem, and back them.</p><p> When errors occur, give sharper guidance.</p><p> Iferrors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on.""It is easier to get into something than to get out of it."Yep, the irony comes fast and furious.</p><p> Government RfpFree customized daily email listinggovernment bids, contracts and RFPswww.StateandFederalBids.comSecretary Of DefenseGreat deals on everything Secretary themed.Yahoo.comSEC Defense LawyerNationwide Representation Former SECProsecutorwww.securitiesfrauddefense.net Add New Comment Logged in as AnonymousUser Logout from DisqusLogged in asusing Facebook Connect (Logout)Type your comment here.</p><p> Daily KosShuster, Blow slam wingnut rhetoric - DavidShuster leads a panel discussion with gun activistAllan Gotlieb and New York Times columnistCharles Blow on the escalation of the right-wing’sre...13 minutes agoPaul KrugmanOne more time - Brad DeLong is, rightly, horrifiedat the great Ricardian equivalencemisunderstanding.</p><p> It's one thing to have anargument about whether consumers are perf...15 minutes agoHuffPost PoliticsLincoln Leaves Door Open For EFCA Compromise -Senator Blanche Lincoln on Monday announcedthat she would vote against the Employee FreeChoice Act.</p><p> But later she elaborated, leaving thedoor open for...21 minutes agoCrooks and LiarsMichelle Bachmann warns of politically correctre-education camps for young people - Isn't thestate of Minnesota embarrassed enough alreadyover Norm Coleman's hold out? They re-electedone of the craziest members of Congress back intoo...33 minutes agoEschatonDeep Thought - When my house gets foreclosed I'llprobably be pretty happy if there's a reeducationcamp I can go to.46 minutes agoJ O H N ' S P H OT O S Czar Wars: Obama’s AidesWho’s on Obama’s Front Line?Download This Free SpecialReport.NationalJournalSpecialReport.comState Govt ReportingDemo the Interactive BriefingBook Information DeliveryApplication.Actuate.com/StateGovernmentClinton Thrashes Obama24 Hour News - Breaking Stories,World & National News.</p><p> WatchVideowww.russiatoday.comFederal Policy ForumsFrom Transition to TransformationDelivering Insight to Governmentwww.innoGov.org AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Rummy...http://www.americablog.com/2004/08/rummys-rules.html 1 of 64/6/09 7:47 PM
