Outgoing Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was honored with a standing ovation and marching bands as if he were leaving office a hero today, not a disgrace.

Rumsfeld Honored at Pentagon Ceremony

At least President George W. Bush didn't award him the Medal of Freedom as he did former CIA Director George Tenet.

Bush Gives Medal of Freedom to 10 People

But the key question ahead is: What will Bush "the decider" do about Iraq?

The speculation in Washington is that he will stay the course, but not call it "staying the course," and he will propose sending more troops to Iraq and throw more money into the quagmire - only delaying the inevitable end to the debacle into the 2008 presidential election season and beyond.

Bush Weighing Options for Iraq

Anyone who still thinks Bush is some kind of a Christian needs to re-read the Book of Revelations. Remember, "he who has an ear let him hear?"

Bush can't hear anything but the voices echoing in his head that make him say, over and over, that he "believes" this and he "believes" that. He "believes" we can "win" in Iraq. He "believes" he is doing the right thing.

What he didn't learn in school while he was cheating his way through was that what he "believes" is not what matters. What matters is what the EVIDENCE shows.

That's the difference between the "reality-based" community and the "faith-based" community.

Either this is a nation of laws where justice rules based on the facts, or it is not. The evidence leads me to believe and have hope and faith that the American people believe that "justice" should be done and that Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld deserve to be punished for their crimes against nature and humanity - not awarded medals and cheered with marching bands.