Only two people were there, yet she was "showered with praise"

[CatWoman]

Karen Hughes on Track to Confirmation

By BARRY SCHWEID AP Diplomatic Writer

July 22,2005 | WASHINGTON -- A scaled-back Senate Foreign Relations Committee showered praise Friday on Karen Hughes and put the former political adviser to President Bush on a fast track to confirmation as the State Department's top public relations official.

Only two senators attended the hearing. In the absence of votes in Congress on Fridays, most lawmakers leave early for the weekend.

The session barely delved into what Hughes will do about turning around anti-American sentiment in the world, part of her job if she is confirmed as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.

http://www.salon.com/wire/ap/archive.html?wire=D8BGK3B00.html

[MichiganVote]

1. What will she do? Not a goddamn thing that's what she'll do

Another Bush pig at the trough

[fryguy]

2. from the same folks who call 51% a mandate

go figure
:crazy:

[ComerPerro]

13. Exactly

[Bumblebee]

3. So what's with that?

Did the Dems skunk her? Was it deemed not important enough? Will there be more fireworks on Tuesday? Inquiring minds want to know...

[intheflow]

4. Yeah, and I think one of the two senators was Barbara Boxer.

Hard to imagine her showering Hughes with anything other than a full-force fire hose.

[Bumblebee]

5. No, Lugar and Voinovich, according to the article

and Biden's statement was read

[Bumblebee]

9. More from the AP article as to who was there

Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, R-Ind., said ''virulent anti-American hatred in the Islamic world'' is a security concern.

''In an era when allied cooperation is essential in the war against terrorism, negative public opinion overseas has enormous consequences,'' he said.

And Sen. George V. Voinovich, R-Ohio, identified the enemy as Muslim extremists.

''Somehow we have got to change people's heads and their minds,'' he said.

Lugar read a statement of support from the committee's ranking Democrat, Sen. Joseph R. Biden of Delaware.

[intheflow]

10. I'l have to go back and see where I read

that Boxer was attending the Hughes confimation. I was sure I read it, but now I can't remember where. Was I dreaming? Early alzheimers? :crazy:

[Bumblebee]

11. No, just overload of info :)

[intheflow]

14. Ain't THAT the truth?

My intention was to unplug this summer, but who can unplug with all the crazy batshit going down this summer?

[globalvillage]

6. Voinovich and Lugar.

[Ready2Snap]

7. They just need a more convincing liar that Condi

[Captain Hilts]

8. But, but, I thought she wanted to be with her family. Guess not.(nt)

[Walt Starr]

12. The HALL OF SHAME

Let these people know, they let you down, they let all Democrats down, they let the CIA agents who put their lives on the line down, they let the troops down, and the let the AMERICAN PEOPLE down:

Joseph R. Biden
Christopher J. Dodd
John F. Kerry
Russell D. Feingold
Barbara Boxer
Bill Nelson
Barack Obama

[Geoff R. Casavant]

15. Can anyone tell me

who the last Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs was? It sounds like they just made up this new office because the rest of the world hates us so much.

Also, what does it mean when someone "kicks" your message?

[Walt Starr]

16. #1, they just made it up

#2 They are sending your message back to the top of the page without further comment.