Condi Rice appeared publicly before the 9/11 Commission today, presumably because Bob Kerrey (to some degree) and Richard Ben-Veniste (to an outrageous extent) hadn't humiliated themselves enough when she testified in private.

This afternoon I desperately flipped back and forth on the radio between Larry Elder and Hugh Hewitt, trying to hear more clips and get each man's perspective on the testimony. Both Hugh and Larry used the same phrasing to summarize the morning's events: "they didn't lay a glove on her." Partisan, sure. But it's also pretty accurate, since Ben-Veniste went at her with everything he had, and she never lost her composure.

Nor did she lower herself to the level of her would-be tormentors by blaming the Clinton Administration for their anemic responses to the various al Qaeda-spawned attacks on their watch. She acted like a grownup when no one around her would.

I understand this even more today. We could do a hell of a lot worse. (And have.)

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1 'Warrior Princess' 2008! Absolutely! And it would drive the Democrats completely nuts.

Posted by: Desert Cat at April 10, 2004 06:26 AM (c8BHE)

2 I like the suggestions I've heard that it might be a two-woman race. It'd be fun to watch: Hillary could say whatever she liked, and Condi would kick her butt with a withering look.

Posted by: Attila Girl at April 10, 2004 06:48 AM (SYwua)

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