hyperbolic nonsense

If speeches were sifted by famous last words, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s opening remarks on Wednesday would stand out. After a spirited defence of American foreign policy and the following question session, she recounted something she says she tells herself very often: “Today’s headlines are rarely the same as history’s judgments.” Rice took the podium promising not be dull and longwinding while explaining America’s ideals. She was not.