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To: bentway who wrote (376170)	4/4/2008 1:19:39 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 1576172

>> Failure Personified: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Geez, man -- look at the source you're quoting. It is interesting, and typical, however, that you would cite a story, the second sentence of which is: "The president's poll ratings look good only in comparison to those of the vice president." This is the liberal mantra. Polls, polls, polls. Fortunately, only the worst presidents rely on polls as a way to run the country (e.g., Bill Clinton). While the liberal media and blogs are replete with criticism of Rice, there is very little one can point to in her history -- in government and out -- that is anything other than Stellar. Certainly, when comparing her with the likes of Madelyn Albright and Warren Christopher, or Z-Big, a gross incompetent in every respect, Rice rises orders of magnitude above the others. History will judge how well she did as Secretary of State, not some third-rate liberal blog.

To: bentway who wrote (376170)	4/4/2008 1:16:12 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1576172

"then-NSA Rice was specifically warned about the possibility of a serious attack before 9/11 and did nothing." In her defense, the Bush administration thought that Clinton was obsessed with terrorism. They were changing the focus from terrorism to rogue nations. That fit in better with their plans of expensive, super-weapon systems. Condi was just doing what the boss wanted. The fact that they were wrong, wasn't really relevant. They always could, and did, blame it on Clinton.