Reply #3: Rice was a slam dunk vote for Bush. Hopefully Obama's saving his shots

[Bucky]

A lot of good people, from Schumer to Feingold, voted for Rice. A few brave souls like Bayh of Indiana stepped out and took a stand. But I imagine some senators out there are are saving their fire for Gonzales, who may do the impossible and make Ashcroft look less than perfectly evil.

Rice, tho disturbing and unqualified, at least won't make much of a difference once in office. Gonzales, if confirmed, really will make the country a less safe place. A vote against Rice is a vote against past incompentence. A vote against Gonzales is a vote against future and certain attacks on the Bill of Rights. If you only felt like you could vote against one of them, Condi is clearly the lesser of the two evils.