Rice Leaves Door Ajar for Vice Presidential Chance

[Hissyspit]

Source: Reuters

Rice leaves door ajar for vice presidential chance
Tue Apr 8, 12:20 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left slightly open the chance on Tuesday that she might be interested in running as vice president on Republican White House contender John McCain's ticket.

Pressed by a reporter, Rice declined to make a strong, direct rejection that she would never be interested in the second spot on the Republican ticket that is almost certain to be led by McCain as the presidential candidate.

Rice chose instead to lavish praise on the Arizona senator, adding that at the end of the Bush administration in January 2009 she planned to go to her home in California where she had served as provost at Stanford University.

"Senator McCain is an extraordinary American, a really outstanding leader and obviously a great patriot," Rice said at a news conference with the foreign ministers of Mexico and Canada at her side.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080408/pl_nm/usa_politics_rice_dc

[stellanoir]

1. May her fancy shoes get stuck on the threshold.

[Mojambo]

2. Well, as Veep she'll have plenty of time to shop for new shoes. n/t

[liberal N proud]

3. If she were mcscarrys VP, it would tie him regime to the bu$h regime

There would be no pretense about it.

[saigon68]

4. The "Smiling" War Criminal

Part of the CHIMPANZEE"S third term

[Olney Blue]

6. I simply can't bear that thought, saigon.

:banghead:

[saigon68]

32. Neither can I Here is the Queen

[booley]

5. Not seeing it

I mean, a VP is supposed to make up for where a candidate is weak.

But will black voters cross over to vote for McCain so they can have a black VP when they can vote for Obama and get a black President.

Not to mention the war as in how condi is tied to the wreck that is Iraq . Voters in general and black voters in particular don't view the Iraq occupation favorably. So even if Condi was running for President, I don't see a lot of Black voters going for her.

And then we have the racist factor among Republicans. While being Republican doesn't make one racist, racists do tend to be Republicans.

Maybe i am knieve, but I don't see how Condi being VP would help McCain.

[knight_of_the_star]

10. Doesn't have to HELP him

The powers that be may decide she must be on the ticket for their own reasons.

[booley]

13. That's vague

The powers that be?

You mean the GOP leaders?

Unless they are planning on losing, it makes little sense for them want something that wouldn't help their candidate.

Not to mention, not everything is a back room conspiracy.

[knight_of_the_star]

16. I'm thinking the NeoCon leadership

The one's he keeps kissing up to, and considering how many backroom deals they have made (like Cheney's energy plan) it wouldn't surprise me if they twisted his arm into doing it.

[booley]

18. But what good would it do

When it comes to elections, the neo-cons are not dumb. Rove understands the base and the neo-cons listen to Rove.

And Condi would not help McCain win.

Besides there are plenty more neo-cons where she came from.

[truthisfreedom]

7. I hope she does run as veep. She'll drag all sorts of bad memories into the race.

Rice is simply not the favorite of all of bush's team. That dubious title would go to Barney, his dog, or perhaps one of his daughters.

[llmart]

8. McCain would be foolish......

she's a has-been just like Colin Powell. They sold their souls to the devil by shilling for Bush/Cheney.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out Kindasleezy.

[SpiralHawk]

9. Rice leaves door ajar for 9/11

The legacy of this incompetent republicon homelander.

[Supersedeas]

35. history left in the bowels somewhere -- her own words impugn her 'integrity'

[ColbertWatcher]

11. Not as McCain's VP, but to replace Cheney. n/t

[sofa king]

42. That, at least, won't happen.

Even if Satan revokes his promise to Cheney and stops his tiny black heart today, there won't be a replacement Vice President for George Bush.

The Democrats have enough control over the Senate that they don't have to approve anyone that Bush nominates, and it will be easy to delay any nomination hearings until Bush's time runs out.

The Democrats have every reason in the world to leave the position vacant. George Bush is not competent to perform the job of President himself and if he's as mentally unstable as I suspect he is, he might not even be able to last out his term. He certainly won't be able to perform his duties as maliciously as Cheney has in his stead.

Refusing to approve a nominee also puts Nancy Pelosi next in line of succession, and if Georgie cracks up under the pressure of actually having to do his job, we'll wind up with the first female President before the next President-elect takes over.

That would give us a welcome head start on fixing this awful mess.

[bronxiteforever]

12. I thought Dorothy stole her ruby slippers and dumped water on her!!

[Debau2005]

37. haha

:spray:

[xchrom]

14. i do think it will be a mccain/rice ticket.

however horrifying it will be to see those grace televisions sets campaining for a hundred more years of war.

[defendandprotect]

15. KO just showed a clip of vets supporting/introducing McCain and calling Obama ....

"Tiger Woods" --- ?? !!!

I wonder if that will bother "Kinda.lies.all.the.time" --- ???

[Doctor_J]

17. The architect of the biggest foreign policy disaster in world history

and constant reminder of the Resident withthe worst approval rating since such things have been measured.

:thumbsup:

[libodem]

19. then they will kill John

and she'll be the Condibot president. Yuck.

[quiet.american]

20. What kind of world is it where Rice has any credibility left. nt

[fascisthunter]

21. I Hope the War Criminal Does Run with McCain

She's got tons skeletons in her closet.

[aquart]

22. LOL!

I can see how the Republicans might think that was a good idea. Hope they run with it.

[Scooter24]

23. Her 2009 job prospects must not be very good

[Dulcinea]

30. That's my guess.

Stanford sure doesn't want her back, even though I've read Condi really wants to go back to academia. But what about all those corporate board positions?

[BearSquirrel2]

24. Wooohooo !!!!

Personally, I would love them to nominate a VP candidate who is seemingly on the verge of tears everytime she opens her mouth.

[Purveyor]

25. Oh please, oh please, oh please let McCain select her as his VP.

There's more manure to sling at her that I have ready for my summer garden...

[truthisfreedom]

27. Nobody could have forseen her getting the nomination.

8^)

[dixiegrrrrl]

26. gag me with a spoon

unless...
she does end up nauseating enuff people to guarantee McSame loses..
:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

One of a long long long list of folks who should qualify for retroactive birth control.

[Ezana]

29. Rice, she is someone I do not want to be like, no matter how much they pay me.

The lack of confidence in her public appearances, her trembling voices during interviews and press-conferences point to the fact that Rice has been acting not serving as a Secretary of state. I believe that others have been doing her job from behind and then to hell what to do. I do not think that she is competent enough to be a Vice President.

[Dulcinea]

31. That seems to make no difference.

She has mastered "failing upward."

[struggle4progress]

28. Oh, yeah, ain't she da one ya wanna see gettin da PDBs

[Triana]

33. Oh Boy. McSame and the Liar (or, is that redundant?) (n/t)

[kineneb]

34. Your door is ajar (bing), your door is ajar (bing).

No it isn't a jar, its a fucking door. Shut up.

(sorry, couldn't resist)

Let's close the damned door and lock Condi out. Uck.

[Ganja Ninja]

36. McLame & Incompetent '08! n/t

[Lucky 13]

38. I'm pretty sure you have to be human to run for president.

Androids don't count.

[mcollier]

39. Four More Years???

Why.....?

[Sabriel]

40. How can she fit being VP into her workout schedule?

You can't buff up with a job like that.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11610591/

[samsingh]

41. she is a fuckin jar

what a creep