Why Rumsfeld Staying On is Probably Wise (for the Sane)

After giving it a great deal of thought over the weekend, I pretty much agree with Kos at this point:

So Rumsfeld probably stays, which is good. There's no way we have gotten to the bottom of this story. And we can't risk the investigations being shortcircuited by a change of leadership at the Pentagon. Rummy's presence ensures the press will keep on digging.

My only equivocation would be on the last point.

Besides Robert Fisk (UK) and Sy Hersh (New Yorker), I'm not sure the press will keep digging. They've dropped so many damned balls so many times, you'd think this is a dummies-level juggling course where the students all have their hands tied behind their backs (wait.. I don't want to give Rumsfeld any additional ideas for "treating" prisoners) instead of a free press.