Condi Mania

[wbcoleman]

POLITICS Updated July 13, 2012, 1:38 p.m. ET
Rice's Name Is Floated as Potential VP Choice
By PATRICK O'CONNOR And SARA MURRAY

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303740704577523631390995126.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird



A new round of speculation about Mitt Romney's running-mate deliberations ensued after a media report mentioned an unconventional choice: former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

The Drudge Report website set Washington ablaze in another round of the vice-presidential guessing game Thursday night by posting an item attributed to "sources" naming her as one of the top contenders to be the presumptive Republican nominee's running mate.

The item mentioned a fundraising email Ms. Rice, 57 years old, sent Thursday night on Mr. Romney's behalf as part of the campaign's "Meet the VP" drive, an initiative intended to increase the number of small-dollar donors in which the winners get to meet the candidate and his eventual running mate.

No one in the Romney camp would confirm or deny the story, in keeping with the campaign's tight-lipped approach to the selection process. But it's possible the item was a trial balloon from the campaign attempting to gauge the reaction to Ms. Rice as a possible pick.

[kentay]

Condi was only used try and take the heat off Romney Bain adventure. Condi is pro choice and too liberal on her ideas on war and treating people different from you humanely for the Neo con and RW of your party. kentay   

[wbcoleman]

Condi was only used try and take the heat off Romney Bain adventure. Condi is pro choice and too liberal on her ideas on war and treating people different from you humanely for the Neo con and RW of your party. kentay   

I happened to listen to El Rushbo for 5-10 minutes on Friday and his theme was that conservatives would be out of their minds to object to her on those grounds.  She's not his first choice but the necessity of uniting to defeat O trumps all.  That is El Rushbo's view.

[kentay]

Condi was only used try and take the heat off Romney Bain adventure. Condi is pro choice and too liberal on her ideas on war and treating people different from you humanely for the Neo con and RW of your party. kentay   

I happened to listen to El Rushbo for 5-10 minutes on Friday and his theme was that conservatives would be out of their minds to object to her on those grounds.  She's not his first choice but the necessity of uniting to defeat O trumps all.  That is El Rushbo's view.

I don't think Romney wants to open up another front about Bush and how his policy placed us in the mess were in, do you? Because Romeny has some of the same policy that he wants to follow of Bushes and pretend its his policy. kentay

[wbcoleman]

Condi was only used try and take the heat off Romney Bain adventure. Condi is pro choice and too liberal on her ideas on war and treating people different from you humanely for the Neo con and RW of your party. kentay   

I happened to listen to El Rushbo for 5-10 minutes on Friday and his theme was that conservatives would be out of their minds to object to her on those grounds.  She's not his first choice but the necessity of uniting to defeat O trumps all.  That is El Rushbo's view.

I don't think Romney wants to open up another front about Bush and how his policy placed us in the mess were in, do you? Because Romeny has some of the same policy that he wants to follow of Bushes and pretend its his policy. kentay

I do agree that her identification with Bush constitutes baggage.  Ditto Rob Portman, to a lesser extent.

[clistensprechen]

Condi was only used try and take the heat off Romney Bain adventure. Condi is pro choice and too liberal on her ideas on war and treating people different from you humanely for the Neo con and RW of your party. kentay   

I happened to listen to El Rushbo for 5-10 minutes on Friday and his theme was that conservatives would be out of their minds to object to her on those grounds.  She's not his first choice but the necessity of uniting to defeat O trumps all.  That is El Rushbo's view.

I don't think Romney wants to open up another front about Bush and how his policy placed us in the mess were in, do you? Because Romeny has some of the same policy that he wants to follow of Bushes and pretend its his policy. kentay

I do agree that her identification with Bush constitutes baggage.  Ditto Rob Portman, to a lesser extent.

Bingo. But where did the anti-Dubya Tea Party disappear to these days? They would have beat any Democrat to the punch of running against not just Dubya but all of his staffers. Pretending Dubya didn't happen doesn't just counter Dems--it also splits up Reps.

[wbcoleman]

Condi was only used try and take the heat off Romney Bain adventure. Condi is pro choice and too liberal on her ideas on war and treating people different from you humanely for the Neo con and RW of your party. kentay   

I happened to listen to El Rushbo for 5-10 minutes on Friday and his theme was that conservatives would be out of their minds to object to her on those grounds.  She's not his first choice but the necessity of uniting to defeat O trumps all.  That is El Rushbo's view.

I don't think Romney wants to open up another front about Bush and how his policy placed us in the mess were in, do you? Because Romeny has some of the same policy that he wants to follow of Bushes and pretend its his policy. kentay

I do agree that her identification with Bush constitutes baggage.  Ditto Rob Portman, to a lesser extent.

Bingo. But where did the anti-Dubya Tea Party disappear to these days? They would have beat any Democrat to the punch of running against not just Dubya but all of his staffers. Pretending Dubya didn't happen doesn't just counter Dems--it also splits up Reps.

Not when you're running against O!  How many times need I remind you of that?

[clistensprechen]

Condi was only used try and take the heat off Romney Bain adventure. Condi is pro choice and too liberal on her ideas on war and treating people different from you humanely for the Neo con and RW of your party. kentay   

I happened to listen to El Rushbo for 5-10 minutes on Friday and his theme was that conservatives would be out of their minds to object to her on those grounds.  She's not his first choice but the necessity of uniting to defeat O trumps all.  That is El Rushbo's view.

I don't think Romney wants to open up another front about Bush and how his policy placed us in the mess were in, do you? Because Romeny has some of the same policy that he wants to follow of Bushes and pretend its his policy. kentay

I do agree that her identification with Bush constitutes baggage.  Ditto Rob Portman, to a lesser extent.

Bingo. But where did the anti-Dubya Tea Party disappear to these days? They would have beat any Democrat to the punch of running against not just Dubya but all of his staffers. Pretending Dubya didn't happen doesn't just counter Dems--it also splits up Reps.

Not when you're running against O!  How many times need I remind you of that?

You need to remind the Tea Party--and often--that principles go out the window when the whole point is just winning.  Seems to me that was their original complaint against the old Republican Party.  I'm already sold on O as better than Romney; hurry, you need to re-convert the principled  Tea Party people.

[wbcoleman]

You need to remind the Tea Party--and often--that principles go out the window when the whole point is just winning.  Seems to me that was their original complaint against the old Republican Party.  I'm already sold on O as better than Romney; hurry, you need to re-convert the principled  Tea Party people.

I don't need to remind them of anything.  The urgent necessity of defeating Obama [ie. electing Romney] is crystal clear to everyone this side of the lunatic fringe.

[Ted S]

I don't know much about Ms. Rice.  She seems to be intelligent and articulate but I don't know her well enough to know if she is wise.  But she's wise enough to hang an (R) rather than a (D) after her name!

As far as pro-choice goes, that doesn't matter to me and it shouldn't matter to pragmatic conservatives either.  Every Republican president that we've had in my lifetime has been pro-life and yet the Roe decision lives on.  It seems like the presidential oath has a way of aborting the anti-abortion issue.  And really, it is a battle that will happen at the state level so in my opinion it shouldn't be a litmus test for president.

[wbcoleman]

I don't know much about Ms. Rice.  She seems to be intelligent and articulate but I don't know her well enough to know if she is wise.  But she's wise enough to hang an (R) rather than a (D) after her name!

As far as pro-choice goes, that doesn't matter to me and it shouldn't matter to pragmatic conservatives either.  Every Republican president that we've had in my lifetime has been pro-life and yet the Roe decision lives on.  It seems like the presidential oath has a way of aborting the anti-abortion issue.  And really, it is a battle that will happen at the state level so in my opinion it shouldn't be a litmus test for president.

The continuing efficacy of Roe v. Wade is what aborts the anti-abortion issue.

[clistensprechen]

You need to remind the Tea Party--and often--that principles go out the window when the whole point is just winning.  Seems to me that was their original complaint against the old Republican Party.  I'm already sold on O as better than Romney; hurry, you need to re-convert the principled  Tea Party people.

I don't need to remind them of anything.  The urgent necessity of defeating Obama [ie. electing Romney] is crystal clear to everyone this side of the lunatic fringe.

So much for principles.  :band:

[clistensprechen]

I don't know much about Ms. Rice.  She seems to be intelligent and articulate but I don't know her well enough to know if she is wise.  But she's wise enough to hang an (R) rather than a (D) after her name!

As far as pro-choice goes, that doesn't matter to me and it shouldn't matter to pragmatic conservatives either.  Every Republican president that we've had in my lifetime has been pro-life and yet the Roe decision lives on.  It seems like the presidential oath has a way of aborting the anti-abortion issue.  And really, it is a battle that will happen at the state level so in my opinion it shouldn't be a litmus test for president.

QFT^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[clistensprechen]

I don't know much about Ms. Rice.  She seems to be intelligent and articulate but I don't know her well enough to know if she is wise.  But she's wise enough to hang an (R) rather than a (D) after her name!

As far as pro-choice goes, that doesn't matter to me and it shouldn't matter to pragmatic conservatives either.  Every Republican president that we've had in my lifetime has been pro-life and yet the Roe decision lives on.  It seems like the presidential oath has a way of aborting the anti-abortion issue.  And really, it is a battle that will happen at the state level so in my opinion it shouldn't be a litmus test for president.

The continuing efficacy of Roe v. Wade is what aborts the anti-abortion issue.

As well it should.

[wbcoleman]

You need to remind the Tea Party--and often--that principles go out the window when the whole point is just winning.  Seems to me that was their original complaint against the old Republican Party.  I'm already sold on O as better than Romney; hurry, you need to re-convert the principled  Tea Party people.

I don't need to remind them of anything.  The urgent necessity of defeating Obama [ie. electing Romney] is crystal clear to everyone this side of the lunatic fringe.

So much for principles.  :band:

Opposition to Obama is based strictly upon first principles.