If it hadn't been for a tip from a faithful CAARL stan, I would have allowed this to completely slip by me. According to CNN.com, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may be positioning herself to snatch the Republican Vice Presidential nomination, but McCain claims to not see the signals.John McCain said Sunday night he hasn't personally seen signals Condoleezza Rice is interested in running as vice president, following a report the Secretary of State is angling for the No. 2 spot on the Republican Presidential ticket.
"I missed those signals," McCain told reporters on his campaign plane. "I think she’s a great American, I think there’s very little that I can say that isn’t anything but the utmost praise for a great American citizen, who served as a role model to so many millions of people in this country and around the world."
Role model to whom? And what kind of signal is he looking for? A smoke signal? Does she need to send up flares? Does he want her to shoot one of her friends (and then make them apologize for being in the line of fire) so that she can prove she's Cheney-like?
Interesting paradox. For a woman who has built her career on her merits and not on her double minority status, it seems that when it comes down to playing hard ball for the second highest position in the nation, even Condi is willing to win at whatever the cost...even if it means being a token. The one thing that she fought her whole life not to be rewarded for may just turn out to be the key to her greatest achievement. I pose the question: Would Condoleezza Rice be an attractive candidate if there were no Barak Obama or no Hillary Clinton? Now that the Republicans need someone on their ticket to offset Barak's appeal to minorities and/or Hillary's appeal to women, is it time for Condi to tear off her business suit to reveal the red tights, white cape and the VP on her chest? Or maybe she should shock the world by stepping across her lifelong party line to be Barak or Hillary's VP instead of the Republicans' affirmative action hire. Now that would be something revolutionary....or something very scary.
Even when she's laughing it looks like her eyes are trying to steal your soul.
Interesting paradox. For a woman who has built her career on her merits and not on her double minority status, it seems that when it comes down to playing hard ball for the second highest position in the nation, even Condi is willing to win at whatever the cost...even if it means being a token. The one thing that she fought her whole life not to be rewarded for may just turn out to be the key to her greatest achievement. I pose the question: Would Condoleezza Rice be an attractive candidate if there were no Barak Obama or no Hillary Clinton? Now that the Republicans need someone on their ticket to offset Barak's appeal to minorities and/or Hillary's appeal to women, is it time for Condi to tear off her business suit to reveal the red tights, white cape and the VP on her chest? Or maybe she should shock the world by stepping across her lifelong party line to be Barak or Hillary's VP instead of the Republicans' affirmative action hire. Now that would be something revolutionary....or something very scary.
Even when she's laughing it looks like her eyes are trying to steal your soul.
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