Condi & Hilary
Today Condaleeza Rice waded in alongside our erstwhile Secretary of Defense, demeaning our Euopean allies who have said any of the EC nations who have cooperated in moving terrorist suspects to nations where they are tortured have violated international law.
Cleverly ducking the question of whether we do in fact have secret prisons where we torture, she attacked. We are taking up your slack, she chided Europe. You should be glad we are doing this aggressive interrogation because we have prevented many potential deadly attacks, including many in Europe. She is increasingly carrying this administration's most militant views as she travels the world.
At the same time Hilary Clinton is being made fun of for her wavering positions on our Iraq adventure. She has been a strong supporter of the invasion and occupation up until now. Now that support for Bush's handling of the war has slipped below the sustainable level, she is changing her tune.
I remember when the issue of ordaining women was first broached in the Episcopal Church. I was for it because I believed the church, and all institutions of our culture, were in need of a different sort of leadership, one that was more communal and less combative. When the first woman was elected a bishop I was surprised to see that she managed her office in virtually an identical manner as her male colleagues.
Power is power, whether in male or female hands. No doubt there are significant differences between the genders, some likely built into the chromosone code.
But power is power. Both Secretary Rice and Senator Clinton would like to run for president. If they square off against each other in 2008, their gender will be of historical interest, but the stakes will cause them to be just as ruthless as any man who ever ran.
Cleverly ducking the question of whether we do in fact have secret prisons where we torture, she attacked. We are taking up your slack, she chided Europe. You should be glad we are doing this aggressive interrogation because we have prevented many potential deadly attacks, including many in Europe. She is increasingly carrying this administration's most militant views as she travels the world.
At the same time Hilary Clinton is being made fun of for her wavering positions on our Iraq adventure. She has been a strong supporter of the invasion and occupation up until now. Now that support for Bush's handling of the war has slipped below the sustainable level, she is changing her tune.
I remember when the issue of ordaining women was first broached in the Episcopal Church. I was for it because I believed the church, and all institutions of our culture, were in need of a different sort of leadership, one that was more communal and less combative. When the first woman was elected a bishop I was surprised to see that she managed her office in virtually an identical manner as her male colleagues.
Power is power, whether in male or female hands. No doubt there are significant differences between the genders, some likely built into the chromosone code.
But power is power. Both Secretary Rice and Senator Clinton would like to run for president. If they square off against each other in 2008, their gender will be of historical interest, but the stakes will cause them to be just as ruthless as any man who ever ran.
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