Condi (OK, Sarah!) for Veep!
Long-time readers may recall I used to have an entry supporting Condoleeza Rice for President in 2008. I deleted the entry once it became clear she had no interest in running for President. However, according to this article, she is interested in running for Vice-President. So, Condi for Veep!
For those who care about competence and character, she has both in abundance. For those who like inspiring stories of achievement despite obstacles, she's been there and done that. For those who want to support someone other than another old white man, she's none of those three.
Thanks to Instapundit for the link. His comment is priceless: "And it's probably good for McCain if a potential running mate has more actual experience than both of his potential opponents put together."
Update: Looks like John McCain gets it! His choice of Sarah Palin for Veep was masterful in solving many of both his own and his party's problems. And from the continuous venom directed at Palin by Democrats and their pet media ever since, it's clear they realize just how thoroughly she threatens their smooth easy path back to presidential power.
Even the onset of a deep recession may not be enough to overcome the brilliance of McCain's choice, especially if voters are smart enough to realize that with Congress controlled by Democrats in recent years, it's just silly to blame only President Bush for the current downturn.
And don't even get me started on the absolute stupidity of nominating Joe Biden as veep for the Democrats...
Condi has little chance of getting on the ticket for three reasons:
1) Her strength is in foreign policy, where McCain is already strong.
2) Her ties to the Bush administration would make it harder for McCain to convince voters his election wouldn't be a third Bush term.
3) She wouldn't attract a significant number of black votes.