The Drive for Freedom

Undersecretary of State Karen Hughes is my new hero. While President Bush is scolding Americans for driving too much, she is praising driving as a core American right. And puting it in the context of equal rights for women. While in Saudi Arabia, where it's a crime for women to drive. Awesome!

"We in America take our freedoms very seriously," Hughes said. "I believe women should be free and equal participants in society. I feel that as an American woman that my ability to drive is an important part of my freedom."

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"It is important for them to understand that for many American women, driving is a symbol. We can't imagine not being able to drive ourselves to work," she told reporters traveling with her.