THE GOOD GUYS FIGHT BACK - AT 7:30 P.M. ET:  One of the nasty things about this administration is its attempt to blame its problems on President Bush.  I don't recall a president who was less gracious toward his predecessor than is Barack Obama.  Even on matters of war and peace, where you'd expect an attempt at a show of bipartisanship, there is none.

But the good guys are fighting back.  Dick Cheney, a devoted public servant, has been at the head of the line, and this country can thank him for joining the battle.  Now, former Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld speaks out, and challenges the Obamans on the facts, as Fox News reports:

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Wednesday lashed out at President Obama for claiming the Bush administration rebuffed commanders' repeated requests for more troops in Afghanistan.

In a rare break in his public silence since leaving the Pentagon, Rumsfeld rejected the claim as a "bald misstatement" and "disservice" that cannot go unanswered.

"Such a bald misstatement, at least as it pertains to the period I served as secretary of defense, deserves a response," Rumsfeld said in a written statement. "I am not aware of a single request of that nature between 2001 and 2006."

And...

Rumsfeld said in his statement the White House should make public any such requests if they exist to back up the allegation.

"The president's assertion does a disservice to the truth and, in particular, to the thousands of men and women in uniform who have fought, served and sacrificed in Afghanistan," Rumsfeld said.

He urged Congress to review the claim in the upcoming debate to "determine exactly what requests were made, who made them, and where and why in the chain of command they were denied."

COMMENT:  Oh, that is delicious.  I love it when the good guys demand proof from those who throw around charges.  Now watch the evasions begin.  Congress, under the Dems, will never investigate.  The White House will deflect.

But if Dick and Don keep it up, they will make progress.  Cheney's approval ratings have already risen.  The American people do listen, and they're no longer dazzled by The One.

December 2, 2009