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If in fact you are willing to wait for her to promote hew views, then why dream of putting her up against Hillary and pipe dreaming about grabbing black and female votes if you don't know where she stands now?

I promote her for all the reasons I have articulated in this thread. I reserve judgment as to whether or not to vote for her because the election is 3 years away- and as I indicated, she must stay true to the conservative agenda and modify her pro-choice stand- which I assume she will.

You could, for instance, say you support George Allen now. But what if he says in 2008 he will accept a pro-choice running mate? Do you still support him then?

One can only form an opinion for the here and now- I support Dr. Rice for President now, believing she will modify her views on abortion by 2008 and remain conservative.

As for President Reagan; he had 2 abiding principles (1) Don't speak ill of a fellow Republican; and (2) someone who agrees with me 9 out of 10 times is my friend.

Perhaps, these principles would be worth contemplating as you continue to attack our Republic Secretary of State. If you don't want to vote for her as President that's certainly your perogative- to demean her as unworthy to run for the office for lack of competency- is an absurdity. Perhaps you would like to meet her face to face and debate her?

How can pointing out that she has no experience in public office be demeaning her?

I don't vote for the presidency based on the vice president pick. Bush Sr. was not ardently pro-life when Reagan picked him, but if I could vote in 1980 I would have voted for Reagan in a heartbeat.

The first Reagan principle you cite is totally incorrect as he was a vocal opponent of president Nixon for his passiveness toward communism well before Watergate. As for the second point, Tip O'Neill disagreed with him 9 times out 10 but he still worked with him to push the defense bills through the House and still considered him a friend.

I think that in your defense of Condi based on her conservative principles (whatever they may be), you should first learn what the Reagan platform truly is. You'll find that Condi doesn't fit into that platform on many levels.

I have no interest in debating her. I know all I need to know about her - she is globalist who waffles on the life issue and has no meaningful experience. These are facts - I am not commenting on her personality or her private life as to demean her or besmearch her reputation. I make my decision not to support her based on her record, or lack thereof.