I heard Dick Morris on his Condi vs Hillary book. Condi for President in 2008 is sounding better. I'm concerned that anyone who sees a typical Republican candidate that labels himself 'Conservative' will appear to the general public as just another 4 years of George Bush. He squeaked by in 2000. I think it was mainly the WOT and Iraq that people were voting on in 2004. Most people who voted for W knew we could not afford to lose there and were pretty sure Kerry would screw it up. This may not be as much of a factor with Iraq winding down. There seems to be a pattern historically of the public alternating between parties. They get tired of one and try the other for a while (after enough time has passed to forget how much they screwed things up). Also, the idea of a Republican Congress and a Democratic President could be attractive to some as they could be seen as counteracting each other.
I have thought that Condoleeza would be an excellent choice.
She appears well suited for her present position and there is no reason to think she couldn't handle the pressures of being President.
Her nomination and election would make black Americans sit up and take notice and try to emulate her, bringing them closer to assimilating, and do a world of good for race relations in this country. It would also destroy the Democrat hold on the black American.
We shall see.
