Following is another installment in¬†our continuing series of¬† Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous, an in-depth¬†look at the private traveling needs of top Administration officials.¬†(Our thanks again to The Smoking Gun, for its pioneering effort in¬†discovering the “Cheney Check-in Rules.”)

Today, a detailed¬†review of SecDef¬†Rumsfeld’s¬†Top Ten Rules of the Road:

10.¬† Only a shower, no tub — part of “De-Bathification.”

 9.  No newspapers, just The Complete Works of Professor Irwin Corey.    

¬†8.¬† T.V. must be tuned to Survivor –¬†Rumsfeld’s true religion.¬†¬†¬†

¬†7.¬† No A/C or heating — “you’ve gotta’ go with the temperature you have, not the one you want.”

¬†6.¬† Extra towels and soap: “Looting is an unfortunate thing.¬†Human beings are not perfect.”

¬†5.¬† Suspend normal “check-out” time — no timetable for leaving.

¬†4.¬†¬†Minibar must be stocked with Red Bull, and be free¬†–¬† “we lack the metrics to know how¬†much we drink.”

¬†3.¬† Lots of closet space — SecDef doesn’t believe in¬†armoir.¬†¬†¬†

¬†2.¬†¬†No toilet¬†necessary — “Hey, Shit Happens.”

¬†1.¬† No wake-up calls — don’t interrupt his dream world.

 

BLOGWORTHIES:

Crooks and Liars has two excellent pieces on the Reliable Sources appearances by (1) Markos of Daily Kos, addressing the impact of the blogosphere in general, and on the Washington Post Domenech debacle in particular, and (2) Lara Logan of CBS News, debunking the nonsensical charges of overly negative reporting from Iraq. 

As Seinfeld’s George Costanza might have¬†said about the¬†carnage¬†in¬†Iraq: “Big deal, how many do you lose a day in a normal Civil War?”

Finally, for those of you who enjoy Chris Matthews parodies, check out the great 3/26/06 cartoon by Jack Curtin and Rob Davis of The Dubya Chronicles, regarding Mr. Hardball’s appearance on Imus last Friday.¬†