Thing is, there are legitimate objections to Condi's confirmation as SOS. They'll all be lost in the racist sexist melee.
Personally, I'd prefer a more seasoned diplomat in that office. Could be a more seasoned black woman, if there happened to be one. I'm not convinced that Condi has the depth to take on the world's biggest baddest sleaziest most entrenched cretins like Chirac and Khoumeni and Annan and whoever ends up ruling (?) the crazed Palestinians.
Many questions should be brought up, but inevitably, apparently, the mean-spiritedness of the Dims and Presstitutes has once again polarized the issue, making intelligent debate impossible.
Someone should notify the press. They may yet get the message. Last night's ABC-Jennings news covered the Marine in Falluja situation with three panelists, two of whom were big supporters of the marine. And PBS aired the shooting but also provided context by showing a few minutes of coverage of that unit the day before, taking fire from all sides, getting wounded, etc. Both ABC and PBS were much more fair and balanced than ever before. So perhaps we can really make some progress.
I will fight to the death to defend your right to put that idea forward, but if you'll remember, that's the same thing they said about President Bush.