"I'm The Decider and I decide what is best and what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary of defense," President Bush said last week. (Crooks & Liars has the video.) This strikes me as Bush's version of "The buck stops here." But note the difference. The plaque on President Truman's desk implied that he accepted ultimate responsibility for any decisions made. Bush's phrasing has less to do with accepting responsibility than with asserting power. It reminds... Read more