[Bean Counter]

This is an interesting point to ponder. I repect Dick Cheney completely. He is a great vice president. However, looking down the road to the '08 race, it would make perfect sense to have someone on the ticket with Bush who would be in a position to challenge Hitlery; and Condi fits that ticket perfectly.

I have no doubt that Condi will run in '08, and running as the sitting Vice President, first female Vice President, first Black Presidential candidated, etc., would make her un-defeatable.

Again, replacing Dick Cheney with Condi would NOT be a reflection on Cheney. It would be a smart strategic move on Bush's part.

Go Condi!!

[section9]

Normally, I'd agree with you, GSC, as we are both Condi fans. However, I have always believed that Bush presumes that Dean will pull a fast one and, in desperation, put the Queen of Clubs on the ticket with him. Natch, Her Majesty would be more than willing to play Walter Mondale to Howard's Jimmy Carter (circa 1980, of course).

A lot has been invested in Bush-Cheney, I know. And I am of the opinion that "Halliburton" works only in Democratic focus groups, which is why the Talking Head suggested it. But I am also convinced that Cheney is not as well as he appears, which is why, I suspect, Rice is being held in reserve for a massive head fake, one that will be announced BEFORE Dean picks Hilly.

This one move would force Dean to try and trump Rice will Hilly, and thus remain in a rective mode. Forcing Dean to put the Queen of Clubs on the ticket would make Dean look reactive, weak, responding to Bush's initiative, and would leave the swing voters wondering who wore the pants on the Democratic Ticket.

The object of such a move is to make Dean stick with his left wing positions AND come up looking like Hillary's bitch.

Rice will do that for him, which is why you are hearing these rumblings from both Dems and Pubbies. Besides, Condi would more than hold her own in a debate with Her Hinie.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[dougiefresh]

Cheney has no intention of becoming President so, for the good of the party, he will either run again on the 2004 ticket and resign mid-term or he will be replaced totally. Whoever is VP in 2008 will be the next Republican nominee.

[Ditto]

Prior to joining FNC, Colgan was a Democratic fundraising and political consultant, and campaign manager for both David Wecht for Pennsylvania's superior court and Catherine Baker Knoll for state treasurer.

If those candidates are the top items on her resume, this woman is definately a political minor leaguer --- more like instructional league. Knoll is now Fast Eddie Rendell's Lt. Governor and he has to keep her locked in a closet to keep her from making stupid statements to the press. Rendell didn't pick her and all but said he didn't want her, but of the dems running in the primary for Lt. Gov., she was the only one with any name recognition. Even Rendell's enemies are trying to get him to cut back on the Philly cheesesteaks out of fear that this moron is only a blocked artery away from being governor.

[Flightdeck]

I don't want Condi as the veep nominee for one reason and one reason only: Then we'd have to put up with that hag Ferraro on TV all the time telling us what it's like to be a woman veep nominee. I hope that witch gets carjacked.

[TexasCajun]

If so, I'd love to see Condi as VP.

Would the Democrats call her a race traitor, a sellout? ...or just leave that to the Elite Media, NAACP, Congressional Black Caucus and Jessie Jackson?

[hershey]

As for the Halliburton connection, didn't they announce yesterday that Halliburton won't be buying or providing gas in Iraq?

[jagrmeister]

Cheney is in poor health can would not make a strong candidate in 2008. We cannot afford to be myopic and must think about 4 yeard down the road. Cheney can still be an adviser. But for VP, I would recommed Tom Ridge (Vietnam veteran, congressman, governor, and as Homeland Security Director has prevented repeat attack since 9/11). A Ridge/Rice ticket COULD beat Hillary in 2008.

[KC_Conspirator]

Flavia Colgan is a cutie, but not at all that bright. Halliburton has nothing to with Cheney and only motivates the tin foil hat, hate-America leftist crowd. Howeveer, his health is a concern and Condi would be a great replacement. However, despite the lie Colgan insinuates that the Bush admin is "close the the vest", we all know they don't bluff. If he said Cheney is going to be VP, then Cheney is going to be VP until he says otherwise.

[Terry Mross]

Wonderful! Condi for president in '08 and she gets to run as a sitting veep against Hillary.

[#3Fan]

She was just on MSNBC (I'm enjoying a long holiday weekend at home) and they were talking about the 2004 race. She said that the Bush people are good at keeping things close to the vest and that she thinks it's a strong possibility that because of Cheney's liabilities, in her opinion, of health and Halliburton, that he could be off the ticket.

The only people reading about Halliburton and imagining things from it are the wacko core of the Democrats we've heard so much about lately with their wacko favorite, Howard Dean.

[Rebellans]

Rice, Powell, Ridge, and Giuliani would all be terrible choices for VP.

Putting a "pro-choicer" on the national GOP ticket would be a disaster. Millions of Republicans (myself included) simply cannot bring themselves to vote for someone who defends the legal killing of innocent human beings.

With all that conservatives have had to put up with in the last couple of years, is it really too much to ask that the GOP ticket stay pro-life?

[Southern Federalist]

There is an assumption made by many posters on this thread that in picking a Vice-President, the President "anoints his successor" and that the Vice-Presidency is a privileged platform on which to run for the Presidency.

There is little historical evidence for this view. Since the Second World War, Nixon, Humphrey, Mondale, and Gore have run for President as sitting vice-presidents and lost. The only exception is George H. W. Bush, and he had two extraordinary advantages: Ronald Reagan and Michael Dukakis.

If Bush wants to "anoint a successor" he would do far better to get his candidate elected governor of a state with a big electoral vote.