I was wondering about that, too. It seems that Bush is more out front and confident than he was before Tony Snow arrived.
I thought Condi would be great, but she has turned out to be yet another State Dept. creature. I realize that I don't know what's going on behind the scenes, and it's highly possible that she's making all sorts of big changes, etc., etc., but she hasn't seemed a lot different from Powell. I've been very disappointed in her Latin American non-policy, since the region is important to us and it doesn't seem to me that she's treating it that way. And she has been very "Powellish" on the ME.
Which is why she is off my POTUS potentials list...
How dare you question Condi's job performance. The affirmative action wing of the GOP would you like to know that she's black AND female AND has an "R" next to her name, therefore she can "beat Hillary" and is automatically entitled to the 2008 presidential nomination.