[Txsleuth]

Hmmmmmmm...this smells.

But...think about this...George Allen got taken out of the POTUS race...

Now, is this written to get Condi out of the race (even if she says she isn't running...it would supposedly make her "fans" mad at her)??

[Txsleuth]

Also..since when does one REP have this much "power"???

This just doesn't make sense...

[Bahbah]

I'm not believing any of these things written about people that conservatives like. There is going to be a huge and ongoing campaign to discredit all of them. Rush has said he is not traveling out of the country while on probation. He knows they are trying to set him up.

[PghBaldy]

Good point. I don't like Rice, but it probably goes with her job. Hard to know what she really thinks. Just don't like her statements about how Palestinians desire peace. Absolutely idiotic, whosever thought that is.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Fresh Eyes on Iraq - Frank Wolf (Washington Post Saturday, September 24, 2005; Page A23)

Statement of Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) On the Creation of the Bi-Partisan Iraq Study Group, Which Evolved from his Idea for “Fresh Eyes on the Target”

[sageb1]

"Now, is this written to get Condi out of the race (even if she says she isn't running...it would supposedly make her "fans" mad at her)??"

Depends on who her fans are. Perhaps it is written to separate Condi from Bush admin policy.

[Mo1]

I call BS on this

[beezdotcom]

Now, is this written to get Condi out of the race (even if she says she isn't running...it would supposedly make her "fans" mad at her)??

I think it's been "leaked" to keep her IN the race. If Bush and Cheney came out and supported her, people might not take the "stabbing in the back" viewpoint. By taking credit for the "change in direction in Iraq", she might soften the anti-war opposition against her.

Mind you, I'm not saying this strategy would work - but it might indeed BE a strategy....

[TexKat]

Diplomatic memo - May 8, 2006

Two officials involved in setting up the study group, who were granted anonymity because they did not want to be associated with criticism of Ms. Rice, said she resisted it and was unimpressed with its potential to come up with alternatives to what the administration had already been doing.

But Sean McCormack, the State Department spokesman, said Ms. Rice was enthusiastic and is "going to make sure that the State Department provides everything they need to complete their work."

The Iraq Study Group is receiving funds from Congress with the help of Mr. Wolf, who is chairman of the appropriations subcommittee in the House that controls the budget of the State Department. The group has several subgroups, including a set of retired military commanders.