Apparently my previous post upset a few people. Let me be clear, it is not astounding for a liberal Democrat to believe that a woman of color can be a conservative Republican. What is astounding however, is that any individual, despite race, gender of political party, with so much intellect would pair themselves up with such an idiot.

She may be called " Condi" by her friends and family. However, both the U.S. and the world are not her friends or her family. In fact, they can be enemies at times. We have to move away from the casualness and simpleton semantics that Bush tried to impart on this country.

A good majority of the world looks up to us. Those that don't still watch because every decision that the U.S. makes has deep impacts throughout the globe. Therefore, it is our duty, and that of our government to chose representatives that embody a shred of intelligence. Clearly Ms. Rice does, however, Georgey Boy praises her work while referring to her like an old buddy. We're not talking about a recap of what happened at recess, we're talking about relating to the world serious, international conflicts and resolutions.

To me, that's dumbing her down, and she doesn't deserve that.

Rice is not the only intelligent member of Bush's administration. Take Dick Cheney for instance. He's extremely intelligent. Unfortunately, he's the evil mastermind sort of smart. He saw an opportunity to play puppet master to George, Pinocchio, Bush. Cheney, one of the most evil men on the planet, used his cunning to make millions off of the devastation of others. He brought intelligence to the White House, but he also brought an evil agenda.

I do not compare Ms. Rice to Cheney at all. Condoleezza Rice is an accomplished, educated and refined woman. I have always found her capable of her position and any future positions that she may hold both within and out of the government. Her political party doesn't bother me. Her choice to step into the national spotlight on a sinking ship does confuse me however.

She seems smarter than that to me. Now, unfortunately, such a brilliant woman may forever be linked to the disaster that is the Bush administration.