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Democrats plot 'no confidence' vote against Rumsfeld

RAW STORY
Published: Friday August 25, 2006

The Democrats may be preparing a strategy to punish President Bush for allowing Donald Rumsfeld to continue to serve as Secretary of Defense, according to an item at the Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire blog.

To shift the Iraq discussion from troop withdrawals to questions of accountability, Washington Wire reports, Democrats may attempt to attach a "vote of no confidence" to defense spending legislation in Congress. Democrats hope that Republican moderates seeking to distance themselves from the Bush war effort would support the measure, making it difficult for the White House to easily defeat the legislation.

Washington Wire added that Rumsfeld has indicated privately that he has no intention to resign.

Earlier this week, journalist Laura Rozen reported at her blog that President Bush may be testing the waters on replacing Rumsfeld after six years in office.

The Washington Wire item can be accessed at the Wall Street Journal's website.