Rumsfield also has shown his true colors, too. He literally told a reporter "not to worry." This is what the right has become. They are not truly "anti-government," only anti-accountability. The message seems to be, "don’t worry, we know what we’re doing." After 9/11. Bush’s message was "go out and shop." I.E. "Go ahead, buy what you want, but don’t really question what the government is doing." They want the American public to be complacent grazing animals, not lions who fight for democracy.
He may be gone, but his mentality continues.