It's about time...

I was a bit surprised by the announcement of Donald Rumsfeld's "resignation" today, but also optimistic that we might get a new perspective on the war in Iraq and solutions to a big mess.

I don't know much about Robert Gates, and I'll refrain from any Aggie jokes here. Let's hope his background in intelligence will translate into real intelligence when it comes to reshaping a resolution to our involvement in Iraq.

Anywho, here's a story from Texas Monthly about Robert Gates and his work as President at Texas A&M University to give you some perspective about him.