David Broder in today's Washington Post writes about Tom Vilsack as I know him. He shows him as a dedicated public servant that has worked hard to alleviate poverty and get rid of the stigma of discrimination that existed in the Agricultural Dept.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
As David broder writes: "Over the years, reporters learn that there are a relative handful of the public officials with whom we deal who can be counted on to expand our understanding of events. These are the men and women who have probed deeply into the forces shaping the country -- or their part of it -- and often anticipate the challenges still to come."