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Condi for Veep?

By Dave
Mar 27th 2008 11:34PM

Filed Under:eJohn McCain, 2008 President, Veepstakes

Condoleezza Rice and President BushThe double down on Iraq ticket. Condoleezza Rice goes to talk to Grover Norquist:

At the semi-secret gatherings which Republican political hopefuls migrate to to get the blessing of not only Norquist but the diverse parts of the nation's conservative money and political machinery, Norquist gives everyone in the room 3 minutes to pitch their cause or issue. I have attended before, but if one wants to attend again -- no one may write or speak about the internal discussion or who attended.

...

As one major Republican operative told me yesterday:

Someone like Condi Rice doesn't go to Grover Norquist's den to talk about the Annapolis Middle East peace process. She's going to secure her future in Republican politics and to position herself as a 'potential' VP candidate on the McCain ticket.

Since Condoleeza's signature issue as Secretary of State is prosecuting the war on terror, this pick would mean that McCain is so not afraid of Iraq, he'll pick one of Bush's top advisers to run with him. I can see it, McCain is that stubborn and determined.


And obviously since Ms. Rice is both black and a woman, she can help neutralize both the Hillary "first woman" and the Barack "first minority" advantages. Which is kind of fun, but I sincerely hope that top decisions that affect our futures aren't made that way. But they probably are.

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