Who's the boss?

Strong words.

"They rode into office in a highly contested election, spouting a message of bipartisanship but determined to undermine the federal government in every way but defense (and, after 9/11, one presumed, homeland security). One with Grover Norquist, they were determined to shrink Washington until it was "small enough to drown in a bathtub." Katrina has stripped the veil from this mean-spirited strategy, exposing the greed, mindlessness and sheer profiteering behind it."
Yep, time to go, George.

I actually think Rumsfeld is more central to the command structure than the President. I believe he has been positioning himself as such since the early 1970's, with the cooperation of one Dick Cheney. But, er, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, of course. Of course.