Condi at BC: You Go, Girl!

Apropos of 2008 and all the speculation on how good it might be for the Republicans to lose the House of Representatives in 2006 so that a certifiable political lightweight like Nancy Pelosi could give the American people a dose of Democratic-Party-style Donkey-Kong governance, Condoleeza Rice demonstrated at Boston College why she would be a good running mate to a John McCain [or perhaps even at the top of the ticket, if she emerges a front-runner in polling a couple of years from now].

As empty as Pelosi's head may be, Rice's is full:

Rice said she understands why students and faculty planned to protest, and she embraced their right to object even as she defended the war in Iraq.

"People have the right to protest, but I hope when they protest they realize also that people now have a right to protest in Baghdad and Kabul, and that's a very big breakthrough for the international community," Rice said Monday before the BC commencement.

"I think it's just fine for people to protest as long as they do so in a way that doesn't try to have a monopoly on the conversation[my emphasis],"

That might be a hard concept to swallow for the Kim Jung Il/Stalinist Angry Leftoids who screech that the MSM leans to the right because it actually presents the elected Administration's point of view, even if only to cheap-shot the GWB point of view.

This weekend, Pravda-editor Huffington was on C-Span explaining how "America" supported her ultra-left nomenklatura on her eponymous rant-sheet. While the three other panelists tried to avoid her arm-waving gesticulations, the Chief-Screecher embarrassed even Frank Rich, who rarely gets overtaken on the left lane, by her silly LA POV---even New Yorkers cringe when they hear the Hollyweird intonations strongly suggestive of collective psychosis emanating from southern Cal.
On the sane side of the spectrum, Condi

drew scattered applause when she discussed what she called a "commitment to reason," or an obligation to test and challenge their own views.

"There is nothing wrong with holding an opinion and holding it passionately," Rice said, "but at those times when you are absolutely sure you're right, go find someone who disagrees."

What a concept! Let's draft that woman for Prez in '08!