Donald Rumsfeld, America's worst defense secretary since Robert McNamara, has inked a multi-million dollar book deal with Penguin.

In somewhat related news, Rumsfeld's partner-in-war-crime's Alberto Gonzales, the disgraced Attorney General, can't find a new job.

Gonzales, the former attorney general who was forced to resign last year, has been unable to interest law firms in adding his name to their roster, Washington lawyers and his associates said in recent interviews.

He has, through friends, put out inquiries, they said, and has not found any takers. What makes Gonzales's case extraordinary is that former attorneys general, the government's chief lawyer, are typically highly sought.

The greatest impediment to Gonzales's being offered the kind of high-paying job being snagged these days by lesser Justice Department officials, many lawyers agree, is his performance during his last few months in office. In that period, he was openly criticized by lawmakers, accused of being untruthful in his sworn testimony.