Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey: Condoleezza Rice: A Clown in the Theater of the Absurd

Condoleezza Rice is unique, so unique that it appears she is the first person to have made the transition from the pages of literature to real life, so absurd that the notion arises she is a character invented by Ionescu, the master of the Theater of the Absurd, a clown on the world stage, whose arrogance is overshadowed by her incompetence, but she has one problem: She never understood the precepts of the "Peter Principle", in which a person surpasses the boundaries of her own competence, and does not understand the point at which they should stop, so that they do not reach stations beyond the limitations of their own capacities. In the case of Condoleezza Rice, a University library in Boston would appear to be the perfect setting for her to flourish virtually unnoticed, saying little and studying a lot, and in the evenings playing the piano. Some people should be seen, and NOT heard. Condoleezza Rice has a pleasant demeanor, stands up nice and straight, and looks lady-like, does her hair up nicely, and has an attractive smile. The trouble is, once she opens her mouth, the smile turns to a snarl, something lunges behind those eyes, and centuries of hatred and anger, and pent-up emotions come vomiting forth, presenting the bile and venom of one who has not learned to control her emotions, and the result is that politics and policy get mixed up in a difficult menopause, which in her case started early, and stubbornly refuses to pass!