Why is this man shouting?

Gee, why does anyone shout?

1. You're not being comprehended.
2. One of the crossbeams is apparently out of skew on the treadle and it's very noisy.
3. People refuse to accept what you are saying.
4. People refuse to accept what you are saying, based on their experience of the facts.
5. The voices in your head won't let you get a word in edgewise.

The Decider tells us below. Loudly....

I hear the voices and I read the front page and I know the speculation but I'm the decider and I decide what is best and what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the Secretary of defense.

C&L will rewind the video for you.

Okay, here's an informal survey. Does the delivery, the body language, etc and so on remind you ladies of say, your ex-husband and the reasons for his redundant status? Or the guy who turned into a psycho after 6 months of dating. Or just maybe the guys who never got a second date? My esteemed female associates seem to have been of this opinion for some time.

I'm reminded of one of the less enjoyable aspects of the Fouro Sr. household ritual. This is were we all assembled at the kitchen table for The Family Discussion. We sit. The old man gives us his best Great Santini. Discussion over.

At least he never said "I'm the decider." Never was much need for that kind of statement.