Digby: Heckuva Job Karen

Isn't Karen Hughes the undersecretary of state for Public Diplomacy? Wouldn't you think someone in that position would at least appear in public once in a while? Or at least when the midle east is blowing up and public diplomacy might be called for?

From John Brown:

In recent days, Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, whose job is to explain US policy abroad, has remained silent. The Spinstress of the Decider, known for her garrulity and love of being in front of a camera, has chosen to be out of the media limelight. With many in the Arab world blaming the United States for the situation in the Middle East, she has said nothing about American goals in the region. Gone, at least for now, are her vapid proclamations about US "transformational public diplomacy." Nor has she uttered another saccharine word about the need to foster common interests and values throughout the world. And - surprise! - she has not gone on another so-called "listening tour" in the Middle East.