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Condi Assists with the Bush Nepotism Program

I had a pretty high opinion of Condoleeza Rice, until today. It turns out she is a willing participant in helping employ the children of the Bush Cabinet. I don't know much about Elizabeth Cheney, maybe she isn't bright enough to get a job on her own, or maybe she is qualified to be a high ranking diplomat. Its very hard to believe that she is the most qualified. One would think that after the Michael Powell disastor, Condi would see that she is making a big mistake.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elizabeth Cheney, the daughter of Vice President Dick
Cheney, will become the second-ranking U.S. diplomat for the Middle East,
the State Department said on Monday.

Cheney, who previously worked in the department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs and left to work on her father's 2004 re-election campaign, will become the bureau's principal deputy assistant secretary of state.

This is the bureau's second ranking position and deputizes for the assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs, the top U.S. diplomat for the Middle East. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters Cheney would also serve as "coordinator for Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiatives" -- a U.S.-backed idea to try to spread democratic and economic reform in the region. "Her duties will include a focus on U.S. bilateral and multilateral efforts to support freedom, democracy and expanded education and economic opportunities in the broader Middle East and North Africa," he said.

posted by Liberty @ 5:01 PM