March 14, 2005
COY DOESN'T GO WITH THOSE BOOTS:
A Run in 2008? No, No, No, Says Rice: The secretary of State appears on three Sunday news shows to deny any presidential ambitions. (Mark Mazzetti, March 14, 2005, LA Times)
She got a promotion just four months ago, yet Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was forced Sunday to discuss her ambitions for a job that won't be available for four more years — and denied that she had any plans to move up to the Oval Office.During appearances on three Sunday morning television shows, Rice closed the door on a bid for the White House in 2008, saying she planned a return to academic life.
"I don't have any desire to run for president. I don't intend to. I won't do it," Rice said on ABC's "This Week." "I won't. How's that? Is that categorical enough?"
"I will not run for president of the United States," she said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "How is that? I don't know how many ways to say 'no' in this town."
"I don't think I even ran for class president at any point," she said on CBS' "Face the Nation." "I love being secretary of State thus far. I liked being national security advisor. And one of these days very soon I'm going to want to return and be an academic again and get back to the California life and to the world of ideas."
Looks like Jeb/Condi, rather than vice versa. Posted by Orrin Judd at March 14, 2005 9:01 AM
Been my bet for some time.
Posted by: ZF at March 14, 2005 9:06 AMThough a Cheney retirement after the 2006 midterms would change all the equasions.
Posted by: John at March 14, 2005 9:18 AMCondi says, "no", Karen Hughes goes to State. Actions speak louder than words.
Posted by: David Cohen at March 14, 2005 9:18 AMThen why has Karen Hughes been assigned to the State Department?
Posted by: Robert Schwartz at March 14, 2005 9:35 AMYeah, Karen going to State speaks a lot louder than a few words on a Sunday show.
Jeb/Condi, nice. Jeb/anyone, nice.
Posted by: Bob at March 14, 2005 10:31 AMI think the "name dynasty" issue is overblown and that Jeb's the best candidate for the GOP. However, I fully expect the GOP to avoid Jeb and pick a weaker candidate (god forbid McCain) who will give the Dems a strong shot to regain the Presidency in '08.
Posted by: AWW at March 14, 2005 11:58 AMFrom a lot of libertarian/centrist blogs, I get the sense that they would love an excuse to support a democrat. There are a lot of statements about wanting a viable 2nd party. As the war on terror winds down, many will regress to the pre-9/11 mindset. I worry that the dinasty issue will give ammunition to that movement. Of course, most of these types do loathe Hillary, so if she gets the nod, Jeb looks good, but I worry that many people want a quiet presidency after all the excitement of GWB.
Posted by: Pat H at March 14, 2005 1:29 PMPat:
They all said the same thing after steel tariffs were imposed. They hate Republicans until they see the opposition.
Posted by: oj at March 14, 2005 1:33 PMIf the miniscule kerfuffle over the steel tariffs was enough to make "centrist/libertarians" think about voting Democratic, in what sense can they be called intelligent?
Or are they just being pains in the ***?
And what would they say about Airbus?
Posted by: jim hamlen at March 14, 2005 4:20 PMjim;
Libertarianism, being all about the self, is inevitably a rather emotional affair.
Posted by: oj at March 14, 2005 4:27 PM--And what would they say about Airbus?--
Their rudders fall off, buy American I hope.
Posted by: Sandy P at March 14, 2005 5:34 PMPresident Bush is on the verge of getting one of biggest legislative victories for Republicans since the 1930's (privatization of SS) and Free Market Libertarians think this is the time to threaten to go AWOL?
L O S E R S.....
Posted by: h-man at March 14, 2005 6:35 PMThe libertarians are probably mad at Boeing because Harry Stonecipher was forced out, just because of 'sex'.
Posted by: ratbert at March 14, 2005 7:16 PMI still wonder what has happened to our republic that only one family can produce top candidates. Is the field really that thin? Or is the culling so vigorous that only a dedicated clan can get viable candidates to the top?
Posted by: Annoying Old Guy at March 14, 2005 7:56 PMAristocracy works.
Posted by: oj at March 14, 2005 8:03 PMIn many ways, George W. Bush is a remarkable man and President. First of all, he seems to enjoy doing the job. Second, he does not seem consumed by the ambition it takes to get there. And when he leaves, can anyone imagine him trying to keep getting his picture in the paper?
Virtually all the other candidates - McCain, HRC, Guiliani, Biden, Edwards, Kerry, etc. - are overripe with ambition and personally quite stale.
Here's hoping for someone just ambitious enough.
Posted by: jim hamlen at March 14, 2005 11:09 PM