I keep seeing Condoleeza Rice's name mentioned for 2008.

[terrya]

Is this a serious possibility? Would the Republican Party actually nominate her? I can certainly imagine the Bush family supporting her if Jeb Bush decides not to run.

Could Rice pass muster with the Falwells and Robertsons and Dobsons in the party?

Just curious.

[Canuckistanian]

1. Nuh-uh. Ain't gonna happen

There'll be polite noises about the choice, but ultimately she'll be rejected. Probably something along the lines of "no political office experience".

[Chan790]

2. and she's pro-choice. n/m

[Indykatie]

3. VP Candidate

I can see her as their VP candidate. How else can they get more than 2% of the Black vote. Above all the Repugs will want to win and it may come to this. She is not popular in the Afican Amer community but would still deliver a fair number of votes. If Hillary is our candidate and I think she will be, look for Condi to be on the Repug ticket. Boo damn hoo.

[madrchsod]

6. since she`s 1% of the 2% of black vote

the other 1% probably won`t help her very much

[Canuckistanian]

9. BAM! There you go. She's toast. n/t

[madrchsod]

4. they don`t have anyone else right now.

so they`ll run condo is running against hillary stories. there is no way the white crackers in this country is ever going to except a woman as a president let alone one that is black. i think jeb would have to ask his imaginary ninja whether he should run for president

[napi21]

5. I suspect it's a Pub ploy to bring those 2% approval #'s up,

but she couldn't ever become the Pub nominee. FIRST, she's a woman, and all those rich older pubs would reject that out of hand!

Second, She's black. All the soputhern Pubs would reject that!

Third, She's pro woman's rights, and the RW would freak!

[David Briggs]

7. I thought it was supposed to go like this...

Cheney resigns for health reasons (after indictment of Rove and Libby). Then Condi is confirmed to replace Cheney as V.P., positioning her for the nomination in '08.

[windbreeze]

30. Only until after

The Dems get locked into nominating Hillary...then, when the Rep convention comes, they will jettison Condi, for Jeb...I suggest the Dems hold their convention AFTER the Rep's in 2008..let's let them lock in their nominee first...and then act accordingly..jmo
windbreeze

[onehandle]

8. Not a chance. The Kooky Klan Kore would balk, Big Time. nt

[Clarkie1]

10. 0% chance of this happening.

Rice has said she does not want to be president and it isn't what she wants to do with her life.

The Republicans want Democrats to nominate Hillary. That's why when you hear Rice's name mentioned in the media as an 08' possibility you hear Hillary being promoted as well.

The theory is that if gullible Democrats can be convinced that there is a serious chance of the Republicans nominating a woman, they will feel they have to nominate a woman as well in order to be competitive.

[Muddy Waters Guitar]

11. No-- she's pro-choice and pro-AA

Occasionally her name gets floated, but there then follows a chorus of anger among GOP rank-and-file. She has a double-whammy against her when it comes to the Republican base-- she's pro-choice and in favor of racial preferences. This ain't gonna help her with Dem or Independent voters either, since she was one of the central figures in this entire Iraq mess. So you have the combination of Republican core voters loathing her for her domestic stands, and Dems and Independents incensed at her for her involvement in the Iraq disaster (which, I suspect, is also angering the Republicans increasingly as well). Hard to run a campaign if you've infuriated *both* sides.

I don't know who the GOP has for 2008. Sam Brownback gets talked up, as does McCain. Maybe George Allen might be their compromise. Interesting then if we nominate Mark Warner-- one Virginian against another in the general election.

[Esse Quam Videri]

12. I can envision two commercials right now.....

1) Her testimony in front of the 9/11 commission where she acknowledged the August presidential daily briefing of * that stated Bin Laden was determined to attack using airplanes. As a defense she went on to say that if they had known the seat numbers of the hijackers they would have done something. This was all shown in Fahrenheit 9/11.

2) The picture of the Exxon oil tanker named Condoleeza Rice. This I think would be more damaging than the testimony as even the stupid repugs who dismiss the 9/11 commission are still getting hit with the super inflated gas prices.

[longship]

16. The Condoleeza Rice

[Esse Quam Videri]

18. After a quick search on Google

it was Chevron who named the tanker after her as she was one of the fat cats on the Board of Directors. Of course this tanker has been renamed but we have pictures don't we? See post below.

[givemebackmycountry]

13. Let me put this gently

If Willie Horton is still alive HE has a better chance than this lying treasonous bitch.

I saw her walk on the field before the 'Bama vs Tennessee game yesterday and I almost spit my beer out.

It ain't going to happen.

[win_in_06]

14. Rice is the most dangerous candidate that could run.

She would get a large share of the black vote and I don't think she would lose much (if any) of the conservative vote.

It also depends who she runs against. I don't see many repugs abandoning the party to vote for Hillary.

[sweetladybug]

22. I live in TN and most Republican here WILL NOT vote for her since she is

a women and they damn sure won't vote for her since she's black. There's ALOT of predijudice white folks here in the south.

[win_in_06]

25. Really? Harold Ford Jr is one of the most popular politicians in TN

[sweetladybug]

23. I live in TN and most Republicans here WILL NOT vote for her since she is

a women and they damn sure won't vote for her since she's black. There's ALOT of prejudice white folks here in the south.

[thebigidea]

24. yeah, lets all believe Dick Morris on this.

he's had such a great track record of late.

[deadparrot]

33. I disagree--McCain and Giuliani are more dangerous, IMHO.

And when she says she's not running/has no desire to run, I tend to believe her. Especially if Plamegate continues to blow up in the administration's face.

[Metta]

15. It's a distraction from the business at hand.

Fitzgerald.

[BlueStater]

17. In the end, I think it's her association with this...

...criminal administration that will be more of a liability than her gender or race.

[Blue Topaz]

21. I agree with you

By the time 2008 rolls around this country will heartily sick of anyone and everything associated with *. It's already happening. Everything he has touched has turned to crap, and I think anyone from his administration - particularly a close insider like Rice - will be likewise tainted.

[MzShellG]

28. Aint that the truth. n/t

[SheilaT]

19. The reason you see her name

and that of Hilary Clinton, Al Gore, etc etc etc, is that there's this idea out there that we have to figure out who the candidate will be now if not sooner.

I get so exasperated at all this. For one thing, the 2006 election is before 2008, and it's simply much too soon to have any idea what will be the condition of the country or the world tomorrow, let alone three years from now.

[gulliver]

20. I love it.

Rice has no prayer of being nominated, just like Hillary for the Democrats. But it's great to have Rice constantly brought up on the Republican side. I'll bet it bugs them as much as this Hillary nonsense bugs Democrats.

[Jamison]

26. Let's hope Rice doesn't have a chance.

We are not ready for World War 3.

[IndianaGreen]

27. Condi v. Hillary in 2008!

It's enough to make me want to flee to Canada.

[Dan]

29. Yeah, I can see the GOP really supporting a African-American...

And the African-American Democrats choosing to support the GOP.

[laugle]

31. They also mention Laura Bush for president,

can anyone name one thing of any substance she has done in 5+years?

What on earth qualifies her to be president? I'll tell you what; she is smarter than her idiot husband!! How low the bar has been set.....

[SoCalDemocrat]

32. This is a RepubliCON

No chance in hell they will run a woman, especially a black woman.

They're just circulating that rumor to curry voter favor.

[Blue Belle]

34. Let them nominate her....

Democrats would win in a landslide!!

[AntiCoup2K4]

35. It's media crap, just like Hillary.

Neither of them are qualified for the job. Both would ruin the country if they had it, and neither of them claim to want it.

[Catherine Vincent]

36. I don't see it. Nope. Nada.

No way Jose'.

[mikelewis]

37. Remember '84.

The only way they nominate Rice is if they know they're going to lose anyway. Why not loose with an appeal to the black voter?

If they still have the elections rigged by '08, they'll run someone who can dominate the party. Frist would be the prime candidate if he can shake the stink off this investigation from his clothes.

I don't see how they could legitimately pull off a win but then again, legitimacy isn't one of there strong points.