Keep on Rollin' Revisited

Yesterday I posted about Ahmed Qurei's new cabinet. Apparently they've not only been approved, but half of them have doctorates.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- A 24-member Palestinian Cabinet dominated by professional appointees, including nearly half with doctoral degrees, took office Thursday after being approved by the parliament in a major move toward long-promised government reform.

The new Cabinet was sworn in by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas at his headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, hours after parliament gave its approval.

The 54-12 vote, with four abstentions, ended days of wrangling between rebellious legislators and Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei, who initially sought to retain political cronies from the Yasser Arafat era.

Call me crazy, but this is reinforcing my hope that we've reached a turning point in the history of the Middle East.