Some in GOP Hope Rice Runs for President

The Associated Press ^ | 7/19/05 | ANNE GEARAN

[nuffsenuff]

And which third-party candidate are "up to a presidential status"?

[RockinRight]

Actually she's otherwise great.

[Montfort]

If Bush gets to appoint two or three more Scalias or Thomas', then Rice might be a good choice for Presidential nominee. She is brilliant, but I want a few true conservative S.Ct Justices first.

[CollegeRepublicanNU]

How about Condi for supreme court????? LOL... I truly would like to see Condi run, I know its not proper protocol for someone of her status to run but it really does not matter. I think she has SKILLS!!! She would be wonderful. And while 2008 is a little bit off, it doesn't hurt to start thinking. We have a lot of issues going on right now but its always good to run through who could be the next great leader. The more republicans we start throwing into the "might or should run" pot I think we more we can stir things up with the libs...

[ajolympian2004]

If Condi runs in 2008 I will put my life on hold from the time she announces until her victory on election day to volunteer 24/7 during that timeframe. A successful Condi Rice presidential campaign will cause a shift in American politics that will reverberate for many years into the future.

[section9]

A very backhanded article by Ann Gearan.

The very fact that Karen Hughes is working with her tells me that Condi is being groomed for the Big Chair. One blogger indicated that Hughes brought some of her campaign people over from her staff at the WH and sort of squirreled them away at Foggy Bottom offices, Vewwwy Qwieetly....

Hunting wabbits, you know...

The fact that some of Rove's people are at the State Department is quite telling, as well.

Anyway, it makes no sense for Condi to get out front now, anyway. If she jumps out front now, she puts a big huge target on her back. That's the mistake Hillary is making, only she doesn't know it yet.

It's only mid-2005. Nothing will gear up until latter 2006, and we'll have a much clearer sense of Bush's intent on the succession. He's a Harvard MBA. Succession planning is part of the curriculum there, and I don't think he'll leave this to chance.

Be Seeing You,

Chris