Posted on 03/26/2008 4:25:16 PM PDT by pissant
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke at a breakfast Wednesday of powerful economic conservatives in Washington, say The Huffington Post and The Washington Note. They speculate Rice is courting conservatives to position herself as a possible vice presidential pick of Sen. John McCain.
Rice attended one of the regular meetings held by Grover Norquist, a Washington lobbyist and head of Americans for Tax Reform, which pushes for tax relief. (That's the group that gave Mike Huckabee so much trouble earlier this year.)
According to writer Steve Clemons, who was told of the event:
At the semi-secret gatherings which Republican political hopefuls migrate to to get the blessing of not only Norquist but the diverse parts of the nation's conservative money and political machinery, Norquist gives everyone in the room 3 minutes to pitch their cause or issue. I have attended before, but if one wants to attend again -- no one may write or speak about the internal discussion or who attended.
Nevertheless, Rice apparently wowed the group, all the while maintaining that she had no interest in staying in politics. Her presence on the McCain ticket would be interesting. Not only would it make the administration's management of the Iraq war a front-burner issue for the duration of the campaign, but it could also blunt any advantage gained by a Clinton-Obama pairing in the history-making department.
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After hoisting the knife over Israel’s back?
I don’t think so Condi. Maybe the CFL needs a commissioner.
no thanks
or the CFR
For sure what a croak.
I was enthusiastic about her ascent to SOS to replace the moderate Powell. Turns out, she was worse.
Those pinstriped cookiepushers in Foggy Bottom have some powerful mojo. It’s like they have your seed pod waiting for you your first day on the job.
She had a golden opportunity to make a desperately needed change there. Still looks like Mad Maddies Dept to me, for the most part.
Could be a good thing. She is almost as pro-gun as Cheney but she hasn’t shot anybody while hunting, as far as I know. Let’s not hold that lack of experience against her.
What about the housemate? Would that be a deal-breaker?
Why not a knife in the front? We’ve already got one in the back.
What’s the diff between the B. Sun, the NY Times or Huff. Post? Not much.
I dunno, that’d be a triple threat.
Yep, she is too anti Israel and she lacks experience.
The State Department is beyond repair. No one can fix it. It is filled with career democrats who still think the world is flat.
I would love to see Rice as VP.
John
(heh) Well, Hillary has her Huma, so what’s the diff, eh?
She just needs to go away.
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