Say what?
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."
But here's the best part:
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.
You mean she couldn't get the job if she was pro-choice? Wow, that almost sounds like a litmus test, but we all know the GOP would never stoop to the level of a litmus test. Just ask them.
Oh, sorry, that was just for the Supreme Court. Apparently, when it comes to litmus tests, it's all a matter of context, isn't it?
3 comments:
The reason Condi will never be President isn't because she's a woman, or because she's black -- it's because she's unmarried. That'll never, ever fly, not if she wants to be the standard-bearer of the Family Values Party.
The only thing worse for her political career would be if she were to be seen smoking a cigarette.
(Nice blog, incidentally. We like.)
The reason Condi will never be President isn't because she's a woman, or because she's black -- it's because she's unmarried. That'll never, ever fly, not if she wants to be the standard-bearer of the Family Values Party.
Yeah ... a single, black, uppity woman. Pretty much the Republican base's worst nightmare, isn't it?
The only thing worse for her political career would be if she were to be seen smoking a cigarette.
Oh, no ... the worst thing would be to start dating a white guy. Better yet, a white liberal.
Oh, man, I have this really uncomfortable James Carville/Mary Matalin kind of image going on right now. Ouch.
Okay, I've followed all this up to now, and I still don't understand.
If Condi or Hillary were to be president, who the heck would be first lady? Does this mean lesbianism is just around the corner?
Or is the wife of the president as a political office just plain stupid? Maybe it's me. Yeah, probably.
/Cheney's in my dead pool, man.
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