4/6/2008
Dan Senor, a Republican strategist, mentioned today on “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice might actually be seeking to become McCain’s running mate for the upcoming election in the role of VP. Would this be a winning ticket for Republicans?
Personally, I would love to see a McCain/Rice ticket. It makes sense to me on multiple levels.
First, while Senator McCain is one of the most honorable men in Washington, DC, Secretary Rice is certainly one of the smartest. Secretary Rice has served in two different administrations, she speaks several languages, she was the Provost of Stanford University for several years, and in her youth she became a proficient pianist.
Secretary Rice served in the administration of George HW Bush from 1989 to 1991, and became first a Director, then a Senior Director of Soviet Affairs. Her knowledge of the Soviet Union was so highly regarded that President Bush once introduced her to Mikhail Gorbachev as “the one who tells me everything I know about the Soviet Union.” Secretary Rice then served as Stanford Provost from 1993 to 1999. During her time at Stanford, Secretary Rice was able to turn a $20 million dollar deficit carried by the school into a $14.5 million surplus in just two years, something which no one had originally believed could be accomplished.
Without going in to every detail of her life, I do think it becomes obvious in a short span of time that Secretary Rice is one of the most impressive people of this generation. Secretary Rice is a scholar, a musician, a statesman, and a leader. She has excelled in nearly everything she has tried, and knows first-hand exactly how horrible racism can be.
Secretary Rice is easily more impressive than either Senator Obama or Senator Clinton. And she is a person who, in Washington, is both highly regarded and highly respected. Even those who don’t like her respect her, albeit grudgingly.
She would be a phenomenal choice for Vice President, a good balance in every way for Senator McCain. Secretary Rice is young, brilliant, as energetic as the Senator, and has an impressive reputation both nationally and internationally. And if something were ever to happen to Senator McCain — God forbid — Americans would know that McCain picked a woman who is easily capable of being president, while, at the same time, Republicans could be confident in her conservative values.
Let’s hope Senator McCain sees it the same way.
NOTE: I highly recommend that readers take the time to read more about Secretary Rice. You can find a great deal of information about her at Wikipedia.org. The more you learn about Secretary Rice, the more you will be impressed.
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