White House speaks with forked tongue

The old Western cliché, “White man speaks with forked tongue,” may find application in current Bush policies as “White House speaks with forked appointments.” Condoleezza Rice at State, well received; John Bolton at the UN, bad move; Karen Hughes as ambassador at large, to win hearts and minds lost due to the war in Iraq; then Paul Wolfowitz – the architect of the war in Iraq – to head the World Bank, (and possibly lose those hearts and minds Hughes is supposed to win back). Can you say crossed signals or should we above all, beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing? Condi hits the ground running: Still, President Bush’s vision of spreading democracy in the Middle East appears to be on a roll. Yes, Iraq remains a problem, but the rest of the region is moving as Bush’s second term policies are picking up momentum. Condoleezza Rice, who replaced