Rice rejects reports of vice-presidential pursuit
Daniel Nasaw in Washington guardian.co.uk, Tuesday April 8 2008

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US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Condoleezza Rice today dismissed reports she wanted to run for vice-president with Republican nominee John McCain, rejecting suggestions building since the weekend that she would seek to join the ticket.

"Senator McCain is an extraordinary American, a really outstanding leader, and obviously a great patriot," Rice said at a news conference with Canadian and Mexican officials.

"That said, I'm going back to Stanford or back to California, west of the Mississippi. I very much look forward to watching this campaign and voting as a voter."

Rice is on leave from a position as a Russia specialist in the Stanford University political science department. She joined President Bush's administration as national security advisor in 2001 and was promoted to secretary of state at the start of his second term, replacing Colin Powell.

Speculation she might seek the vice-presidential nomination began on Sunday, when former Pentagon spokesman Dan Senor said on an ABC News programme that "Condi Rice has been actively, actually in recent weeks, campaigning for this."

While Rice would bring to the ticket instant name recognition, impressive credentials and a marked contrast to the much older McCain, she is indelibly linked to the Bush administration's Iraq policy.

McCain has said his team is drawing up a list of vice-presidential possibilities but has offered no hints as to whom he will pick.

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She is a liability and incompetent. She was head of national security during 9/11, she is still an unappologtic supporter of the Iraq fiasco, she cost Amerivans darely. She is arrogant and a neo-con poodle, and being used as one, which she proudly fulfills. Who wants her, her biggest supported is Bush himself, even Colin Powel left due to her.

She will add colour to the ticket…will they go for that as a means of neutralizing Obama being the “black candidate”? It all depends on whom they’re looking to pander to and what they will vote for.

Rice was a reject from the democratic party....she is one of the key figures behind the Iraq failed occupation....

McLain is a critic of Bush's policy with respect to the war....and Rice is a key player in Bush's policy making team....

McCain is more likely to "court" Powell in order to attract black votes...also Powell is a military person like Mclain.....

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Originally posted by Churchill:
Rice was a reject from the democratic party....she is one of the key figures behind the Iraq failed occupation....

McLain is a critic of Bush's policy with respect to the war....and Rice is a key player in Bush's policy making team....

McCain is more likely to "court" Powell in order to attract black votes...also Powell is a military person like Mclain.....

Absolutely, he would be a much better Afro choice than her, he has stature and a better image. Though I do believe he wavered on his principles.

Originally posted by baseman:

Absolutely, he would be a much better Afro choice than her, he has stature and a better image. Though I do believe he wavered on his principles.[/QUOTE]


He lied knowingly or unknowingly to the UN about the presence of WMD's in Iraq.....he resigned from the Bush administration and has since distanced himself from Bush.....

I am not an admirer of Powell but he is more credible than Rice.....

Rice who is an "expert" on Soviet history and politics brings nothing to the table politically and McClain is aware of this......