WHAT WALL IS THAT? In his post-election press conference, the president announced that he will nominate former CIA Director Robert Gates to replace Rummy as defense secretary. This is the guy who, while working as chief spook for Daddy Bush, completely missed the signs of the disintegration of the Soviet empire, and was taken totally by surprised by the citizen dismantling of the Berlin Wall. Wow -- Bush sure is sounding cranky at this press conference. And he seems to have admitted to lying to reporters when he told "one of these three characters" that Rummy would be staying on. His excuse? "I hadn't yet met with his replacement."
--Adele M. Stan
