I think the Washington Post is trying to stir up dissent among conservatives and sell newspapers. Condi Rice has ruled out a president run in every interview I've seen where she's been asked.
And she just completed an interview with Tim Russert and couldn't have been more clear. She will not run. She doesn't want to run. She's not interested in running.
Condi= pro-choice(Christians stay home)
Rudi=Liberal with serious personal problems in his past history (conservative and Christian base stay home)
McCain=Loon and liberal(conservatives and Christians whom he bashed in his run against Bush stay home)
Jeb is probably you best bet, but way to many Bushes have been president recently (the middle stays away)
You have to put up people the base trusts first and gets them excited before others will become excited