As I watched Condoleezza Rice play a private piano concert for the queen of England, I thought, " damn, I wish we had her on our side!" She's extremely intelligent, sophisticated, cultured and graceful. In the midst of international turmoil and growing resentment towards the U.S., she plays the diplomatic game with an admirable poker face.

For someone who is as bright as she obviously is, why the hell would she ever have taken a position in Bush's administration? I often wonder why she would allow herself to be guided by the biggest idiot on the planet. There is no way on God's green earth she sees him in a laudatory light. For heaven's sake, she let him call her " Condi".

A woman as accomplished as Rice deserves to be treated with respect. If that's too much to ask, at least don't refer to her as casually as you would one of the cattle on your beloved ranch. She is the top diplomat from the world's super power. The Secretary of State needs to exude level-headedness, exquisite manners, international hindsight and open-mindedness. This is why it infuriates me every time that man calls her " Condi". It's demeaning and infantilizing.

Thank God this will be over soon.

I sometimes fantasize about her exit from the White House. I imagine her tossing aside her poised demeanour long enough to give ole' Georgey boy a swift kick in the rear as she screams, " It's Condaleezza, damnit!"

As much as I respect her, she made a bad judgement call jumping on the ole' Bush train.

Learn from your mistakes Ms. Rice. I wish you the best, I mean it.