Posted on 02/17/2005 7:15:57 AM PST by Kitten Festival
In the Feb. 15 edition of The American Thinker, Steven M. Warshawsky wrote a thought-provoking piece entitled “Beware the Condi bandwagon" that, essentially, warned the gathering numbers of “Rice for President” supporters that Sec. Rice cannot win the presidency in 2008, nor is she qualified to do so at this point in her career. A response from one of the passengers on this bandwagon seems apt.
Mr. Warshawsky is right – not a lot of people start a career in elective politics by running for the White House. To do so is daring to be sure, but it is not “arrogant” in this case. Yes, perhaps those on the left and in the mainstream media will try and attach the label arrogant to Sec. Rice, but this is the same group that attaches the words “hubris,” “arrogant,” “boastful,” and “war monger” to the sitting President of the United States. His more abrasive opponents have called him worse. It would not be surprising to see the word “arrogant” listed as a suitable adjective for “Republican” in the New York Times style guide. Perhaps arrogant could be justifiably applied to first-timers like Gary Bauer, Pat Robertson, or Al Sharpton. But not Condoleezza Rice.
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Whether intentionally or not, Mr. Warshawsky seems to dismiss Sec. Rice’s six years as Stanford University provost, a position in which she was the chief budget officer as well as chief academic officer. Sec. Rice was a responsible for a $1.5 billion annual budget, and for the academic program for 14,000 students and 1,400 faculty member. Obviously this sort of budget looks small compared to the federal budget or the budgets of some large states, but the same principles apply. University administrators are no strangers to dealing with competing interests, difficult resolutions, and tough, final decisions. These experiences as provost are not to be lightly dismissed.
I'd like to see Condi run, and have her put W in a cabinet post to keep his momentum going.
Of course, they've already begun their nasty remarks about her.
That means they're afraid.
Go Condi Go!
"And can you inmagine the liberals tying themselves in knots trying to campaign against a black female?"
I think then America will see who is really the racist party. The Dems will LOSE it running against her, she is off the plantation, and those liberal racists don't like that.
According to the Democratic Party, Codni should be pregnant on welfare voting for liberals so the state will take care of her. They cannot STAND a successful black woman with this much power. Man, I love it! Please let her run, I would vote for her in a SECOND. She is truly a stand up gal.
Bones
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