Never Kick a Man When He's Down unless You're Sure He's Down. Then, Don't Stop Kicking

A new-look team at the US State Department emerged on Thursday, with the choice of Robert Zoellick as deputy to Condoleezza Rice and the expected departure of John Bolton, a controversial hawk on arms control....

It is rare for a serving cabinet member to take a lesser ranking job as a deputy. But people close to the discussions said on Thursday that President George W. Bush and vice president Dick Cheney were keen to restore the State Department as an effective voice in the administration.

Well, it's about time! That Colin Powell and his voice of reason have been getting us nowhere.