A good idea from Don Rumsfeld–no really

Few people have a good word to say about Don Rumsfeld right now and there is little doubt that he was an absolute disaster in his second stint at the Pentagon. The Rumsfeld doctrine—just enough troops to lose, as one Washington wag dubbed it—is largely responsible for the Coalition’s inability to bring order to Iraq after the fall of Saddam.

Having said all that, his latest wheeze does seem like a good idea. He is planning to set up a foundation to provide fellowships for those in the private sector who want to do a stint in public service. The fact that he is going to use any money he makes from his memoirs to help fund this scheme demonstrates that for all his bone-headed stubbornness, Rumsfeld retains a sense of honour that some of his former government colleagues lack.