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2012-07-13 -Election 2012
Condi Rice reportedly front-runner for Romney veep pick
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Posted by Besoeker 2012-07-13 06:58|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ]  Top

#1 Says Drudge. The Romney people are denying.
Posted by Iblis 2012-07-13 10:06||   2012-07-13 10:06|| Front Page Top

#2 "What we're feeling most is not just that tumult, we've been through tumult before," "What we're feeling is the absence of American leadership."

"When our friends aren't certain that they can count on us — and they aren't so certain now — and when our foes don't fear us or respect us, this is what you get: tumultuous, dangerous chaotic times,"

"It is a narrative that is being pushed by our current president, that 'I'm doing poorly because you're doing well,'" she said. "That has never been the American narrative. Ours has never been a narrative of aggrievement, and ours has never been a narrative of entitlement."
Posted by Beavis 2012-07-13 11:17||   2012-07-13 11:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Would be a very shrewd move, executive wise. Romney is indeed a classic American Business man/capitalist. Rice is a proven Executive Branch commodity.

Massive debt, rasing prices/taxes/unemplyment increases, if the US government was a true US corporation, the CEO Obama would be fired by now.

Posted by Slimp Whirong8055 2012-07-13 11:28||   2012-07-13 11:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Ramesh Ponnuru at the Corner has 11 reasons why this would be a disaster. After reading them I agree. I like Condi, I think she's a great person, but she shouldn't be VP. Let Romney find another good position for her in his administration.
Posted by Steve White 2012-07-13 11:37||   2012-07-13 11:37|| Front Page Top

#5 he should make head-fakes to a bunch of different people, and keep the Dem oppo-researchers busy and off-balance in their messaging
Posted by Frank G 2012-07-13 11:44||   2012-07-13 11:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Condi already said she wouldn't be interested or serve a while back, so dunno where the speculation is coming from.
Posted by DarthVader 2012-07-13 12:01||   2012-07-13 12:01|| Front Page Top

#7 IMO, one side sees her as Republican "aunt Thomasina", whereas the other must be sick and tired of promoting incompetents in the name of affirmative action.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-07-13 12:23||   2012-07-13 12:23|| Front Page Top

#8 I doubt that she would submit herself to the torrent of filth and abuse that will be unleashed by the American press on any Republican vp nominee. It's too bad because she has a clearer view of the world than anyone on the American political scene and the requisite steel in her backbone to deal with it. Personally, I would rather the ticket be Rice - Romney instead of Romney - Rice.
Posted by rwv 2012-07-13 12:41||   2012-07-13 12:41|| Front Page Top

#9 Cheney has a new ticker....just saying
Posted by Frank G 2012-07-13 12:47||   2012-07-13 12:47|| Front Page Top

#10 If we could put Cheney's brain in a robot body, he would become unstoppable.
Posted by SteveS 2012-07-13 13:33||   2012-07-13 13:33|| Front Page Top

#11 Ramesh Ponnuru at the Corner has 11 reasons why this would be a disaster.

Is there anyone that out there that won't be savaged by [pick your choice] the liberal, conservative, MSM, etc for the position anymore than all are doing now on the Presidential candidate? You can be near perfect and someone will still crucify you. You've already lost when you allow others make you fear rather then install fear in others.
Posted by Procopius2k 2012-07-13 13:34||   2012-07-13 13:34|| Front Page Top

#12 You've already lost when you allow others make you fear rather then install fear in others

see #9 above
Posted by Frank G 2012-07-13 13:43||   2012-07-13 13:43|| Front Page Top

#13 he should make head-fakes to a bunch of different people, and keep the Dem oppo-researchers busy and off-balance in their messaging

I'm betting someone did it to get the MSM off the idea that Romney is somehow a felon because he knows how to make money.
Posted by gorb 2012-07-13 14:08||   2012-07-13 14:08|| Front Page Top

#14 This comes off right after the NAACP thing and it has to be freaking the Dems out. Let them dig for dirt and waste their time and money and possibly say some things that are hard to take back later while Romeny properly vets his choice.

I like Condi, but she says she doesn't want it and at this point I'll take her word for it.
Posted by rjschwarz 2012-07-13 14:58||   2012-07-13 14:58|| Front Page Top

#15 @#11: Sure, there's always someone out there who won't like what you do. I thought Ponnuru's reasons were persuasive.
Posted by Steve White 2012-07-13 15:28||   2012-07-13 15:28|| Front Page Top

#16 Romney could do well to put out a number of head fakes to keep BO busy and spending money on will-o-the-wisps.

I like Condi also but there were times I did not think she was tough enough when Sec. of State. This bodes to be a very rough, lying, dirty campaign on the part of the Donks.

Personally, with all the dismantling of our country that has gone on in the past 3-1/2 years, I'd like to see someone in the Veep spot with executive experience (current or former successful governor) that Romney could feel confident in delegating to and it would get done.
Posted by JohnQC 2012-07-13 15:59||   2012-07-13 15:59|| Front Page Top

#17 has gone on through
Posted by JohnQC 2012-07-13 16:00||   2012-07-13 16:00|| Front Page Top

#18 Saw Rice at SMU giving the graduation address. Wow, just plain wow. She received a standing ovation and I kept thinking that there was the Presidential candidate that the Republicans are always looking for. She won't run with him. Too dirty and abusive by a half and that's just a shame.
Posted by Total War 2012-07-13 16:29||   2012-07-13 16:29|| Front Page Top

#19 I vote for Bolton, that would be awesome. You can just /FEEL/ heads exploding with that one. I doubt Romney has the spine to name Bolton Sec. of State.

On another note, I completed HUET training yesterday. Odd how getting out upside down is easier for some weird reason.
Posted by Silentbrick - Schlumberger Squishy Mud Division 2012-07-13 16:34||   2012-07-13 16:34|| Front Page Top

#20 Dhimmis are now pushing for Obama-Clinton.
Posted by Chesney Clatle9684 2012-07-13 18:40||   2012-07-13 18:40|| Front Page Top

#21 But now the Obama campaign is now calling Obama's opponent (Romney) a criminal and should be arrested. See www.DrudgeReport.com.

This is Hugo/Castro commie crap?
Posted by Chesney Clatle9684 2012-07-13 18:43||   2012-07-13 18:43|| Front Page Top

#22 Go West!
Posted by Cincinnatus Chili 2012-07-13 18:51||   2012-07-13 18:51|| Front Page Top

#23 It's been three years of Hugo/Castro commie crap CC.
Posted by Secret Master 2012-07-13 21:31||   2012-07-13 21:31|| Front Page Top

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