Nice try, Andy. You seem to have forgotten that your former boss isn’t Lewis Stone, so rationalism is verboten!
According to Bob Woodward’s new book, STATE OF DENIAL, Andrew Card wanted “Ill W” to replace Rumsfeld the Destroyer with James Baker III after the 2004 election, but Dick ‘n Rover convinced him that it would show weakness. Lady Laura joined Card in his Thanksgiving, 2005 attempt to deep-six the Secretary of Defense–to no avail. Andy saw shades of Vietnam. B-bye, Andy!
Please find the article here.