Yellow Dog

Thank god for Barbara Boxer, whose tough questioning of Condi during her confirmation hearings was followed by a "no" vote (only 2 Dems, Boxer and Kerry, on the Foreign Relations Committee, voted no). Here's a portion of their exchange over the administration's changing rationale for going to war and Condi's argument (lies) that the rationale was never just about WMD:

SEN. BOXER: Well, you should read what we voted on when we voted to support the war, which I did not, but most of my colleagues did. It was WMD, period. That was the reason and the causation for that, you know, particular vote.

But, again, I just feel you quote President Bush when it suits you but you contradicted him when he said, "Yes, Saddam could have a nuclear weapon in less than a year." You go on television nine months later and said, "Nobody ever said it was" --

MS. RICE: Senator, that was just a question of pointing out to people that there was an uncertainty. No one was saying that he would have to have a weapon within a year for it to be worth it to go to war.

SEN. BOXER: Well, if you can't admit to this mistake, I hope that you'll --

MS. RICE: Senator, we can have this discussion in any way that you would like. But I really hope that you will refrain from impugning my integrity. Thank you very much.

SEN. BOXER: I'm not. I'm just quoting what you said. You contradicted the president and you contradicted yourself.

Impugning Condi's integrity? That would imply that she had any integrity to begin with....

Transcript of remarks between Boxer and Rice