The Opportunity of Failure

"It was a flight commander in my squadron who clued me in to Secretary Rumsfeld's resignation. Halfway into a sentence, the phone rang. "I know! I heard! It's like Christmas man!" exclaimed the excited officer. As the captain went on like a schoolgirl, I asked one of the other guys in the room what all the hub-bub was about. "Rummy threw in the towel man. Cryin' ass shame."

It reminded of an old urban legend surrounding FDR's death. Upon hearing the news of the President's passing, one construction worked exclaimed "Thank God the old son of a bitch is dead!" The worker's friend responded by punching him in the face."
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