I used to think that too but recently she is going the way of the "politician". That is, peace at any cost, kissing the UN's ass etc. etc. She lost me as a voter unless she is the only thing the Repubs put up. I would vote for her over a Dem but that is all. Not even V.P. after this last several months. Just another of the same old , same old. (politician)
Which of the Republican candidates are not the same old, same old politicians? Given the most electable alternatives, Condi seems to be the best of the lot.
Wellll... there are bigger things at play. It's not like she makes those decisions an a vacuum, without direction of the President and rest of the administration. There are greater geopolitical considerations at play, that we cannot see because we don't have all the information the administratio has. I believe that there has been very rational thinking and risk/benefit & pro/con analysis behind every move the whole administration has made, and, there must be a reason for the recent decisions. What gets her my vote, hovever, is that decisions, good or bad, *are* made. Democrats would just keep polling and 'thinking' (as if they ever do that other than for their political gain) until the polls agreed with their own world view.