Oh, you conservatives. You assume she’s criticized because she’s a woman, you say that liberals might have criticized her because she’s a black and a Republican.

That’s usually called prejudice, bias, bigotry.

"The Left in this country is not enamored of Rice either, giving her that special scorn they reserve for minorities who stray from the plantation of left-wing philosophy." Find one.

Why don’t you look at what she said. Yes, even though she is a black and a woman, some people might make their call based on the content of what she says, what's she's done.

What a concept. Judge ‘em by what they say. Judge people as people. Sort of a liberal concept.

Meanwhile, Bush's national security assistant, Condoleezza Rice told the San Jose Mercury News the Palestinian Authority "is corrupt and cavorts with terror."

The Authority "is not the basis for a Palestinian state moving forward," Rice said.

Arafat responded heatedly Monday, saying Rice has no right to dictate to Palestinians how their state should look.