As far as I am concerned, Condi Rice is one of the strongest arguements I have ever seen against affirmative action. For all the talk about how she has Bush's ear, she never managed to use the NSA to mold our National Security posture. Before the Bush administration, she was essentially a fourth rate intellectual. This article, published in Foreign Affairs in 2000 and touted as the unofficial statement of Bush's intended foreign policy, demonstrates how thouroughly she misread the state of the world just one year before 9/11.

Frankly, I can't think of a much worse match up then Hillary and Condi. I have alot of respect for Hillary. I was particularly pleased with her recent statements on the democratic party and abortion rights. However, I think she is just to devicive a figure. Even if the Clinton genius managed to get her elected, the Republican hate machine would go to almost any length to destroy her, and we would be stuck watching that drama instead of having a full time leader.

Frankly, I could care less about the historical significance of two women running against each other. We should be looking for the best person for the job, period.
 

But Simon does make a case against her, Dani, just beyond that killer first sentence. Speaking of disappointing...
 

Dani is probably never going to see this but, here it is anyway: I stand fully behind my comment on Condi. She is a total incompetent who would never have made it to her current station in life if it weren't for her race and her gender. Period.