Posted on 04/06/2008 4:20:07 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
ABCNews’ Mary Bruce Reports: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is actively courting the Vice Presidential nomination, according to Republican Strategist Dan Senor. “Condi Rice has been actively, actually in recent weeks, campaigning for this,” Senor said this morning on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.”
According to Senor, Rice has been cozying up to the Republican elite. “There's this ritual in Washington, the Americans for Tax Reform, which is headed by Grover Norquist, he holds a weekly meeting of conservative leaders, about 100, 150 people, sort of inside, chattering, class types,” Senor explained. “They all typically get briefings from political conservative leaders. Ten days ago, they had an interesting visit. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The first time a Secretary of State has visited the Wednesday Meeting.”
Senor explained that Rice’s history in public office would make her a prime candidate, especially in light of Senator John McCain’s emphasis on experience throughout his campaign. “What the McCain campaign has to consider is whether or not they want to pick a total outsider, a fresh face, someone a lot younger than him, a governor who people aren't that familiar with. The challenge they're realizing is that they'll have to have to spend 30-45 days, which they won't have at that point, educating the American public about who this person is,” Senor said. “The other category is someone who people instantly say, the second they see that announcement, I get it, that person could be president tomorrow. Condi Rice is an option.”
BS
Funny, two years ago we would be going gaga over this.
Now? Fergettabottit!!
Something tells me that McCain isn’t exactly going to want to be associated with too many members of the Bush administration.
Fred Thompson is no different than John McCain!
Great, another Get along Globalist.
As if I needed another reason to go third-party.
Hardly!
Not Grover , not Juan Hernandez , not nobody is going to tell McCain what to do .
At least Rice understands and supports the SECOND Amendments -- no registration, no bans of defensive weapons.
Fred Heads give it up! Not going to happen
Get over your own self.
I used to have a lot of respect for GEN Powell when he was CJCS but he showed us how worthless he really was as Sec. of State.
I’m always floored by these RINOS, like William Krystol, who swoon over Ms. Rice.
No one ever asks these swooners to explain what Condi Rice’s positions are on social issues, taxation, Supreme Court nominees etc. I’m afraid that she is well to the left of Free Republic dogma.
The Democrats are eating their own right now. Why in the world would McCain not pick a bonafide conservative running-mate to seal his election in November ?
IMO McCain will choose someone who can help bring conservatives in without alienating moderates, who has been thouroughly vetted (no surprises), and has credibility on economic issues adminstrative experience. Most importantly it needs to be someone with the gravitas to be taken seriously as a potential president given McCain’s age. If I had to put money on it, I would bet he will pick Romney.
Old and older.
Nope, it’s gonna be Graham cracker.
Just watch McCain prove me wrong by picking Condi for VP, but I don’t think he will put her on the ticket. I don’t see the benefit.
Borat Obama is not smart enough to ask her..
Thank God.. cause they would probably be elected..
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