THERE IS no question that Condoleezza Rice has the brains, experience and mettle to be a strong secretary of state.
SF Gate articleWell, I certainly have a question about that.
President Bush obviously has great confidence in her judgment and abilities, which will enhance her effectiveness.
The fact that the Oaf of Office has great confidence in anybody is not a good recommendation. Her effectiveness, however, as her husband's the King's close minister should be about the same as it was in her job as NSA. So, if by effective, we mean wielding the idiot rod about everyone's heads, then...yeah. If we are talking about being effective in affairs of State to hold America's place in the world, then I think we are in deep doo-doo. Unless the whole world would like to gather round the piano and sing Christian hymns.
Bush appears determined to surround himself with fierce loyalists -- a move that could reduce the amount of internal dissent, which is not necessarily healthy when formulating foreign policy.
Kind of humorous to talk about what's not healthy when the patient is riddled with cancer and AIDS.
Rice's loyalty to Bush is well established. But if she is to serve him well in this role, she will also have to show streaks of independence.
Right. Keep dreaming.
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