Talk about a non-answer answer.
That's one of the things Bush loves about her. On top of her other brilliant skills, she's a world-class "tap dancer." The master of the unresponsive response, she can drive an interviewer nuts.
You're kidding, right? Condi Rice speaks privately with the President every day. Tom Ridge occasionally gets a form letter from the Oval Office addressed to "Occupant."
I congratulate you for being Rice's #1 fan, or a relative. As soon as someone shows me how she is/was qualified to be our National Security Advisor, I'll take back my comments so you can sleep easier at night. Who was fired for 9-11? She should have been back at Stanford on 9-12.