Are you sure you are in the right place, Slim?
Am I at the right place? I though this was a place where affirmative action was not the cause of the day. Or do you think unqualified black people should get jobs just for being black? Condi's big job before Bush was academia - since when does that qualify anyone to do anything?
Bush 41 made a good choice with James Baker. A chief diplomat needs to know how to extract the best possible deal. The head of the State department needs to be able to credibly wield the stick while dangling the minimal carrot. The Sec. of State needs to be one part Tony Soprano and one part ad-man. Make them an offer they can't refuse but make sure they think they're getting something in the bargain (or at least getting the nest bargain they are going to get). Why not bring Jim back? That a good enough alternative for you? Hell, anyone at my firm's litigation department could out negotiate Condi.