“She would start with one big advantage: unlike Mr. Powell, who often struggled to bend Mr. Bush to a more multilateral approach to the world, Ms. (Condoleezza) Rice seems unlikely to have any agenda but Mr. Bush’s.”

I guess I’m just silly in thinking a bit of dissent within a cabinet is a good thing?  Bush’s circle is getting tighter and tighter with each passing day.  It’s like a monarchy without incest…

Rice to Move From Behind the Scenes to Stage Front

Bush Picks Campaign Chief to Head G.O.P.

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