IMHO it doesn't make sense to compare Brendan and Condoleezza. Brendan expressed his vote democratically (different opinions are the base of democracy, right?),

IMHO it doesn't make sense to compare Brendan and Condoleezza. Brendan expressed his vote democratically (different opinions are the base of democracy, right?), while Condoleezza had a charge of power in the State, she was an active executor.