I still hold out hope that Cheney will run. He is the logical person to continue Bush's strategery. Maybe only for one term, and Rice would be a good VP pick. So would Allen, or Jeb, or Norm Coleman.
There is ONE way to get Cheney to run...Bush retires ( for what reasons?) after the 2006 elections, Cheney steps up...names Rice as his VP..and then he announces that he will run in 2008, but only for one term..