Sheets, Swimmer and Sore Loser Impotently Protest Uppity Condi's Rise

Three luminaries of the Democrat Party are stomping their puny feet in a futile display of obstructionism and ill grace. "Sheets" Byrd, of course, is the former KKK Grand Kleagle, and his opposition to the second black Secretary of State is no surprise. That the Democrats would assign him to the block-Condi leadership role is more surprising given his background-- more evidence that the Democrat massahs truly believe the black vote can be taken for granted. Hey, Black Vote: what have these guys done for you lately? Meanwhile, this is not Teddy Kennedy's first attempt to sink a woman, and John Kerry is merely being the faux-highborn poor sport he was throughout the campaign.

...after members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Rice by a 16-2 vote yesterday and the full Senate prepared for a vote today, some vehemently anti-Bush Democrats suddenly served notice they wanted more time.

Republican sources identified the key holdouts as 87-year-old Robert Byrd of West Virginia, along with Ted Kennedy and John Kerry, both of Massachusetts.

Byrd, a former Ku Klux Klan member, has been one of the most vocal critics of Bush. Rice would be the first black woman to serve as secretary of state.