Notionally of course she was addressing her own length of service, but the words “The American people are wise to want change. Two terms is plenty.” inevitably appears as an endorsement of Obama and slam against Bush. “Change” was after all O’s mantra. If she was just talking about her service fatigue and wanted to make that clear, she could have said “I need a change; I’ve served long enough.” Really, giving her the benefit of the doubt here is kinda like letting Kerry off the hook for his old “stuck in Iraq” remark.
“Really, giving her the benefit of the doubt here is kinda like letting Kerry off the hook for his old “stuck in Iraq” remark.”
At least with Kerry he could point to having told the joke previously in a different way. There’s no possible way to spin “the American people want change, two terms is enough” as a mis-speak. Especially since Condi is about 87 times smarter than that dork.
That said, I do think her comments here are not as harsh as the original poster made them sound. It doesn’t really seem as though she was speaking of Bush, but more saying “we had our turn, it’s time for the new guy. That’s the way it goes.” She could have articulated it better. At the same time, it’s entirely possible she meant it as originally presented. So the conclusion I have to come to is that this, whatever her intent, was an unwise and ill-thought out thing to say.
Only to those who wish to see it that way. Don't project your biases on others.
BTW, welcome to FR.