Posted on 07/19/2005 9:25:04 AM PDT by CollegeRepublicanNU
And which third-party candidate are "up to a presidential status"?
Actually she's otherwise great.
If Bush gets to appoint two or three more Scalias or Thomas', then Rice might be a good choice for Presidential nominee. She is brilliant, but I want a few true conservative S.Ct Justices first.
If Condi runs in 2008 I will put my life on hold from the time she announces until her victory on election day to volunteer 24/7 during that timeframe. A successful Condi Rice presidential campaign will cause a shift in American politics that will reverberate for many years into the future.
The very fact that Karen Hughes is working with her tells me that Condi is being groomed for the Big Chair. One blogger indicated that Hughes brought some of her campaign people over from her staff at the WH and sort of squirreled them away at Foggy Bottom offices, Vewwwy Qwieetly....
Hunting wabbits, you know...
The fact that some of Rove's people are at the State Department is quite telling, as well.
Anyway, it makes no sense for Condi to get out front now, anyway. If she jumps out front now, she puts a big huge target on her back. That's the mistake Hillary is making, only she doesn't know it yet.
It's only mid-2005. Nothing will gear up until latter 2006, and we'll have a much clearer sense of Bush's intent on the succession. He's a Harvard MBA. Succession planning is part of the curriculum there, and I don't think he'll leave this to chance.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
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