Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Finds That Her Star Is Fading

[DeSwiss]

WANING INFLUENCE
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice finds that her star is fading

San Francisco Chronicle
Joel Brinkley
Sunday, July 22, 2007

I remember the heady days for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

About 2 1/2 years ago, when she was new in office, I accompanied her on her first trip around the world, with stops in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, South Korea, Japan and China. Crowds gathered to see her limousine drive past; people whistled, waved and cheered. Interviewers routinely asked her whether she was planning to run for president. One TV reporter in India told her she was "arguably the most powerful woman in the world." She chuckled but did not exactly agree -- or disagree.

How things change.

A few months ago, she decided to write an opinion piece about Lebanon. She enlisted John Chambers, chief executive officer of Cisco Systems as a co-author, and they wrote about public/private partnerships and how they might be of use in rebuilding Lebanon after last summer's war. No one would publish it.

more: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/22/INGDFR1UV512.DTL

*** - You know you're gonna have a bad day when you wake up one mornig, Secretary of State of the most powerful nation on earth, and no one wants to listen to you. Will Condi be next to leave? Seems like a good time to me. She can avoid the Christmas rush....

[Tellurian]

1. Well, thank goodness her FT job hasn't affected her career as a lounge piano entertainer...

[DeSwiss]

2. LOL!!!

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