'A Great American Success Story'

The story of Carlos Gutierrez, Bush's pick for Commerce Secretary, is fascinating. A Cuban immigrant, he learned english from a bellhop at a Miami hotel, worked his way up the ladder at Kellogg, delivering Frosted Flakes in the beginning, working his way through the ranks, becoming CEO in 1998. He really is an American success story and another in a long line of minorities to serve at the highest levels of government under President Bush.

Contrast Gutierrez with Ron Brown, who headed Commerce under Clinton. What exactly were Brown's qualifications? What did he know about business? He was a lobbyist on Capitol Hill. He knew a lot about kickbacks and nothing about business.