[cyncooper]

Oh please. Boxer acts beyond the pale and you decide to blame the Republicans?

That is ridiculous.

The Republicans did fine, Rice is not a baby who needed her hand held and she did well. The woman is going to be Secretary of State and will be dealing with worse than Barbie Boxer.

As it happened, Republicans did smack the dems, Dodd, Kerry and Boxer, in particular, around a bit, so get a grip.

[basque]

Obviously, Condi was brilliant - that's not the point!!Boxer going beyond the pale added not one whit to the efficacy of the hearings. Simple comity, good manners and good TV called for a slap down of Babs Boxer. Lugar got a good nap.
If I get a grip, my typing skills are diminished.