If a conservative had said it- they would demand his head

[Darkbeer]

But the chair of the caucus says Dean's remarks were well received, insisting they were, "A statement of fact"

This really bugs me, President Bush has the a more diverse set of top advisers than any president in history.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...rse-usat_x.htm

"Bush did not go out and say, 'I'm going to create an administration that looks like America,' which is how Clinton led off," says Paul Light, a political scientist at New York University who has studied presidential appointments. "He has just gone about recruiting a diverse Cabinet as an ordinary act. That's remarkable in the sense it sends to future administrations: 'This is just the way we're going to do business.' "

Even some Democrats grumbled during the presidential campaign that Bush had more African-Americans and Hispanics among his closest advisers than did Democratic challenger John Kerry, who won a majority of black and Hispanic votes.

"On the Democratic side, we see that and we say, 'Hmmm,' " says Donna Brazile, who was Al Gore's campaign manager in 2000 and is African-American. She credits Bush with instinctively believing that surrounding himself with able women and people of color helps him make better decisions — a lesson she says some Democratic officeholders and candidates have yet to absorb.

You know, not a bad idea, forget the person's race, gender, etc... and just hire the best person for the job.