I saw her speak a few years ago, on foreign relations in a general sense (emphasis on the Mideast, of course), at, of all places, the Jesse Helms Center at Wingate University, about 30 miles southeast of Charlotte. I've got to say she has stage presence. She had the (very conservative) audience wrapped around her finger by the end of her speech. And she was extraordinarily sharp in her answers to questions from the audience, which she was gracious enough to take after her speech. She knew her stuff, she was of course 100% loyal to W., and she was obviously intelligent.
I like Condi, some ideological positions notwithstanding. A cabinet appointment by President Romney might be a fine idea -- he'll have to throw a bone or two to the moderates, after all.
But Veep? No. And I'm convinced that the Romney brain trust knows that he needs to lean to the right for his running mate choice. The Condi thing is a ruse, not even rising to the "trial balloon" category, intended only to indicate that he's being inclusive in his considerations.
It's less than even that, if you go by what Matt is linking it to presently.
And if he's been leaked to, he's been leaked on...
Your clarity speaks volumes.