[rface]

Waters (the paper's publisher and writer of this article) is a middle-of-the-roader with libertarian views. He's not a Bush hater, nor a Bush lover ..... and his views on politics tends to correlate with the views of America's squishy middle - the party straddlers. The Liberals see Condi making inroads into America's political middle - and that's why Liberal Democratics hate her

[EagleUSA]

.. and that's why Liberal Democratics hate her...
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Yes, for that reason, and also the fact that she is a BLATANT EXAMPLE in the face of the far-left of how sucsessful a black woman can be, when she WANTS TO BE. The libs fear that image too -- anything that suggests that black people can LIVE WITHOUT THE LIBERALS!!!!

[cyncooper]

But Condoleezza Rice is sailing like a jet-powered butterfly among our potential allies-for-peace, creating a better atmosphere. Within her purview, this is all, and more, than we could have expected......Dang that George W. Bush. Just when we were cooking up a good hate, he enters his second term and seems to be mellowing a bit.

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"

I'm amazed at how the Rice's message has gone sailing over the heads of some writers. They were so sure that Powell's way was the wisest course and that Rice, being so closely aligned with "that cowboy", would be a disaster.

Truth will out (and I don't think some, like this writer, are really listening to what she's been saying, but that's OK for now).

[morwill]

Madame President, Aka: President Rice!!!!

[alloysteel]

".....jet-powered butterfly..."

I love it. With the sting of a Superbee.

[Soul Seeker]

Amazing how these people are so superficial. The president hasn't mellowed. Infact his new SOS is far more hardline in foreign policy than Colin Powell ever was. Yet because she has a different "look" they comfort themselves with the idea he was moderated his tone even though language definitely proves otherwise.

This is no different than when they assume a Republican with a Texan accent is a simpleton. Isn't truth, but fits their caricature of how the world "is".

I'll admit it bothers me, but on the other hand it's a useful tool. MisUnderestimating the President has given him distinct advantages. Assuming Condi is representative of a moderate stance, allows us to get away with being even more hardline. They'll believe their perception rather than the reality. Condi having many of the accomplishments elites in Europe treasure will have its benefits as well.

[hermgem]

And all this right after Barbara Boxer and her fellow Democrats tried to diminish Rice bot nationally and internationally.
Democrats even broke a no vote record for a Secretary of State in existence since 1825.
It shows how effective these grand standers are these days.

[Tulsa]

condi poised to continue bush policy of appeasing so-called palestinians at cost of israeli security??

land4peace, phased plan, y'know..

will this work for us with qaida? give them tx ok ks ne sd maybe? hey we'll move..in exchange they promise not to kill 3k of us again.

peace & security -- gwb -- tony blair

security is for pigs -- friend rdl

shalom shalom w'ein shalom -- jeremiah 8/11

then we don't have to worry about tx border problems as a bonus

[an italian]

The most conservative Italian journalist last week said that Condi has an exhausting load erotic... To me, she's perfect!:-)