I think there is an option three: Bush knows that the House Dems are just salivating to get their hands on Rumsfeld and subject him to thousands of hours of brutal question, and he'd probably be forced out for his failures in the long run anyway. Might the resignation be a pre-emptive strike of a sort? Just a thought.

Since I am at work I was blissfully free from the press conference, but I got some choice tidbits reported to me. He is on the defensive for the first time ever and he is totally not going to be able to deal. I will enjoy watching the implosion.