I think it's a huge step up for the president, though - Republican party becomes the party of the minority. I think you'd see massive crowds of African-Americans at the voting booths if she were elevated and decided to make a run herself in 2008. Matthew Small
-----Original Message----- From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 4:49 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: White House Watch: Cheney resignation rumors fly Cheney isn't going to run in 2008. Maybe he just wants to retire. As for it being a brilliant move, I hardly think VP is the ideal place for someone like Rice to go. She is the Secretary of State in one of the most active foriegn policy periods in our history. Why would she give that up to do a job that basically involves not dying so you can be on the bench in case the President goes down? What prestige is there in that? As Al Gore discovered, being VP doesn't give you an automatic in to the presidency. > Sparked by today's Washington Post story that suggests Vice President > Cheney's office is involved in the Plame-CIA spy link investigation, > government officials and advisers passed around rumors that the vice > president might step aside and that President Bush would elevate > Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. > > "It's certainly an interesting but I still think highly doubtful > scenario," said a Bush insider. "And if that should happen," added the > official, "there will undoubtedly be those who believe the whole thing > was orchestrated - another brilliant Machiavellian move by the VP." > > Said another Bush associate of the rumor, "Yes. This is not good." The > rumor spread so fast that some Republicans by late morning were > already drawing up reasons why Rice couldn't get the job or run for > president in 2008. > > "Isn't she pro-choice?" asked a key Senate Republican aide. Many White > House insiders, however, said the Post story and reports that the > investigation was coming to a close had officials instead more focused > on who would be dragged into the affair and if top aides would be > indicted and forced to resign. > > "Folks on the inside and near inside are holding their breath and > wondering what's next," said a Bush adviser. But, he added, they > aren't focused on the future of the vice president. "Not that, at > least not seriously," he said. > > http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/051018/18whwatch. htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:177354 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
