[SF Republican]

I recall when Mr. Gates left to become Secty of Defense it was all over the news.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Depends on who you are and what you did.

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.

The only way she could be more affirmative-action is if she shows up in a wheelchair.