Rice to run State? You must be kidding.

Condoleezza Rice demoted and ignored Richard Clarke largely, according to him, because his role was an innovation of the Clinton administration. Then, unsurprisingly, the administration lost any grip it might have had on Al Qaeda's activities and the World Trade Center came down and a big chunk of the Pentagon collapsed. Rice finally ran back to Clarke for help. Then she denied the President could have known about Al Qaeda's intent to attack the United States before reading out the title of the President's Daily Briefing which would have been a savage blow to the face with a clue-by-four for anyone else. So what does Bush do? Promote her to a position which requires tact, wisdom, and subtlety. Genius!