Asking someone to clarify obvious contradictory statements is not impugning that person's integrity--someone who makes contradictory statements--someone who continues to defend positions long after they've proved untenable--has already impugned his or her own integrity, and Dr. Rice needs to explain her vacillations instead of attacking those who question her.
When she told the 9/11 Commission, for example, that the August 2001 PDB about Al-Qaeda attack warnings was a "historical" summary document, she was lying, as anyone who actually reads that PDB can see.
Presumably, the "values" important to this Administration are loyalty and devotion to ideals, as opposed to "honesty" and "accountability." Of course this is true of all Administrations, but few Administrations have been responsible for such foolish ventures as the current Iraq war, including its fraudulent origins and its irresponsible management.
Seeing John McCain this morning--who knows this Administration is full of shit on foreign policy, someone who has been critical of many of the policies Sen. Boxer for one was questioning Dr. Rice about--questioning the integrity of Sen. Boxer for asking tough questions of Dr. Rice...well, fuck it. U.S. politics becomes more abstract and pointless by the day.
But now she's our Secretary of State. Reward those who dissemble and prevaricate, who fail to perform their duties. Why not? The Pres fucked off and drove companies into the ground, relying on daddy's connections to get his ass out of trouble for decades until he could slither into office--but affirmative action is wrong. At least Dr. Rice earned her degrees and worked her ass off.
I strongly recommend the latest Frontline report if you missed it--NOT good for the insomnia, however. We've made Iraq a worse terror threat by stirring it up, as many of us non-pacifist war opposers predicted.
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