Boxer Rebellion Continues, Condi Must Wait Until After Coronation

In the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday, Senator Barbara Boxer voted against confirmation of Condi Rice for Secretary of State, and her forceful request for full Senate debate was granted.

The only other Senator to vote against Rice was John Kerry. The SF Chronicle:
Kerry voted not to confirm Rice on the grounds that she is "the principal architect, implementer and defender of a series of administration policies that have not made our country as secure as we should be and have alienated much-needed allies in our common cause of winning the war against terrorism."

Dems seek Senate debate on Rice / Panel votes approval, but Boxer pushes to extend discussion