Condoleezza Rice isn't likely to run for President. But if she does, she'll be defeated in the GOP primaries. The Republican Party is not going to nominate someone that is a "moderate" on social conservative issues. Nor should they. The GOP wins with candidates who stand on firm conservative principles. Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush proved it.
The people for whom abortion is a litmus test are going to have to accept the fact that many people currently registered as GOP are really "small gov't" proponents. Many of them would probably register as Independent if so many states didn't bar Independents from voting in either major party primary.
I think Condi is in the majority by saying that she is against abortion, but doesn't think the Fed'l gov't should be making laws on that issue, except in narrow areas like late term abortions or parental notification.
The real issue is how much of your life should the Fed'l Gov't be able to control? Remember, when you decide that, you also have to accept the results when they decide in a way you don't like.
You were doing so well until you included Bush. Bush isn't a conservative and has, therefore, never stood on conservative principles.
Other than that, you are absolutley correct. Someone can't be "sort of" or "mildly" pro-choice. Either you believe it is all right to murder unborn babies or you don't. There is no shade of grey.
Rice shouldn't be anything other than a GOP VP selection because she is a social moderate and something of a statist. She has repeatedly stated public support for affirmative action and racial quotas.
She would make a dandy NFL Commissioner, though.