[NCPAC]

Haley Barbour is great - and would likely keep the fires stoked for the Old Guard GOP - but, much as I love the guy, I don't think he'd be the man for '08. That man would be Rudy the "G," with Ms. Condi as his #2 (though I am more than a little concerned with their respective affirmative action stances.)

[GrandEagle]

I don't think he'd be the man for '08. That man would be Rudy the "G," with Ms. Condi as his #2
Maybe not, but he sure can raise the cash! I'll bet he could out-do GW!
Unfortunately I think a Condi run would end up bringing a 3rd party in, assuring the Dems a win. Kind of like "What's his name" -getting old, can't remember names, helped split the vote and put Klinton in.
I don't trust her at all.

[WOSG]

Haley Barbour was an awesome GOP Chair in the mid1990s - he led the victory in the Congress.

I have been mostly unimpressed with GOP chairs since.

I think as a southerner, he has some electoral disadvantage on the national stage, because northerners can be a bit bigotted towards the south.
He'd make a good Veep pick. Not that mississippi or the south would be in play, but he is quite articulate but in a good-ol-boy way that would help any campaign.