Rumsfeld ready to profit off his failures

Less than one year after stepping down and Donald Rumsfeld is already planning to cash in.  The former Secretary of Defense is looking for a book deal so he can re-justify the Iraq war -- assuming all of us will listen:

While a deal has not yetbeen struck, Mr. Rumsfeld has toured New York publishing houses with anoutline of his book in an effort to gauge how much information he wouldhave to disclose in the memoir in order to justify a large cash advance.

A principal for the publicity firm Shirley & Banister, CraigShirley, said such a book would have a better-than-fair shot ofbecoming a bestseller if it was properly marketed, well-written, andcontained interesting new content. In addition, the publisher of theconservative imprint Regnery, Marji Ross, estimated the formersecretary would command at least a six-figure advance. Someone like Mr.Rumsfeld, who has a loyal following and yet sparks a lot ofcontroversy, is good for book sales, she said.

According to Media Bistro, Rumsfeld also met with the book publishing company Penguin last month.

So it's pretty clear that Donald Rumsfeld intends to rewrite his own legacy, and make money doing it -- sort of a sweet two-for-one deal.  He may only succeed on the latter.  But Rumsfeld cannot stop history from judging him as a failure.  He tried to fight a war on the cheap.  The military did not like him.  His war strategy failed.  I'd say his place in history is already sealed.