I’m not in burning agreement or disagreement with anything in this email. But since the reader managed to work in a reference to Cyrano Jones — a first in the history of NRO as far as I know — I figured it deserved posting. I’m sure some of you out there are seething upon hearing the news that up until today I had a policy of posting the very first email — regardless of content — containing such a reference. Just to drive a few of you nuts, I should say that there are still 9 other pop culture references that have such a status. Anyway, from a reader:

Tonight on Hannity and Colmes, Sean was talking to Ron Daniels from Ctr for Constitutional Rights. Sean pointed out the obvious fact that President Bush has appointed more minority personnel to more positions of real power than any president in our history…..”the president who has reached out in
ways no Democrat ever has; giving African Americans positions of power that
they’ve never had before because they’re most qualified……Where was Bill
Clinton? Why didn’t Bill Clinton appoint somebody in the minority community
to Secretary of State or National Security Advisor? He had a couple of
opportunities with the Supreme Court – he was nowhere to be found!”
Alan (who has unfortunately become progressively more radically left over
the last year) chirped in that “Clinton did more than any president up until
that time.” Daniels concurred.
As everyone’s favorite Tribble salesman would say, “Twice nothing is still
nothing.” Clinton did nothing for minorities or women (at least nothing
that can be talked about in polite company). Kerry didn’t have any
minorities on his campaign until the public started fussing about it.
Bush just quietly picked Colin Powell to be his SoS (and a great one in my
opinion) and Condi Rice as NSA and now is finding qualified people of all
colors and backgrounds to do the hard work of the next four years.
The Dems just don’t get it!