lol. I'm confused by your statement. Who was doing the criticizing?
Michael Barone was doing the criticizing (as mildly as he could without it appearing to be outright advocacy). Of course, had Rice been appointed to the seat and beaten DiFi, it's highly unlikely that Dubya would've removed her from a Senate seat that would go 'Rat (as Davis was the Governor when Dubya became President) to appoint her to the position she held during the first term, Nat'l Security Advisor. Personally, I think Rice looks VERY Presidential (probably the single most qualified female in U.S. history), but we don't know how she'd perform in a political race.