[stephenjohnbanker]

Lefty??

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Well, isn’t that stylish? It’s on the front page above the fold when they’re appointed. You’ll find it on page A18 in the bottom corner when they run the institution into the ground, leave the job “to spend more time with family”, and surface a month later working as an executive in a mid-size company like nothing ever happened.

[raybbr]

Dr. Murano, a native of Havana, Cuba, is the first Hispanic American to have served as Under Secretary for Food Safety at USDA. She will also be the first Hispanic American, and first woman to serve in her new position at Texas A&M University.

From here.

I am suprised they aren't pushing the hispanic angle.

Since this is my first time here, I would like to introduce myself to you. I am a native of Havana, Cuba. My family and I emigrated to the United States 40 years ago. So many of my compatriots have lost their lives in shark-infested waters, seeking the very freedom and opportunities that led to my being here today. So as a Cuban-American, I thank the United States, my adopted country, for being the beacon of liberty for the world. Statement of Dr. Elsa Murano...

"Adopted country"? Does that mean she's a U.S. citizen or does she see herself as a hyphenated American, Cuban first?

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

From October 2001 through 2004, Murano was under secretary for food safety with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

So having two X chromosomes and sitting behind a desk in a govt. organization that essentially runs itself is qualification for this job, which is equivalent in most ways to being a corporate CEO? Good luck, hope that works out.

[vetvetdoug]

Her background is consistent with Texas A&M’s agriculture and engineering focus. Maybe her conservative leanings will get some of the liberals there off the campus. I wonder why Gene Stallings had a bug up his butt about her?