You might think State Department personnel weren't unhappy to see the Condoleeza leave, judging by the reception they gave Hillary. Impressive. And I don't mean Hillary - she is so uninspiring. It seemed like another campaign stop to her. I don't think she realized the awesomeness of the situation - if indeed these were all State Department employees, which I assume they were. Or maybe she's just not human. But they were thrilled to get her - or perhaps just euphoric over getting rid of Condi.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
Update:
The reaction of State Department employees as Hillary Clinton arrived this morning apparently bears comparison to the liberation of Paris at the end of World War II.[...]
I met last week with a number of career State Department employees and was surprised when one said she was looking forward to the “Glinda Party” next week. I asked her: if Hillary was Glinda, the Good Witch of the South from the Wizard of Oz, did that make Condoleezza Rice the Wicked Witch of the West?
“You’re on to it,” she said. Another person pointed out to me that after Rice’s arrival in 2005 the tone of official State Department publications changed; they began to praise and glorify Rice. “No prior secretary,” said the twenty-year veteran, “did anything like this.”
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