Condi Rice

Dr. Rice began her Senate confirmation hearings today for her nomination to Secretary of State. On the day after we celebrated the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and his legacy, I think it's pretty darn neat that an African-American woman, by some accounts the most disadvantaged minority in America, has risen to such a prominent and distinguished post. She has, of course, been long respected for her ideas, having served in President George H.W. Bush's administration, as provost of Stanford University, and as President George W. Bush's National Security Advisor. In other words, she has been judged not on the color of her skin, but on the content of her character. Some liberals disagree, but don't they always when it comes to President Bush?

Bush sez:

I know that the Reverend and Mrs. Rice would be filled with pride to see the daughter they raised in Birmingham, Alabama, chosen for the office first held by Thomas Jefferson.

Yup. Pretty neat.