“I think that Condoleezza Rice would be a wonderful vice president, and she certainly has much more experience than our sitting president does today,” Palin said Thursday night on Fox News’s “ .....
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Murph 65 2012/07/13 16:03:42Yes, I agree.
Rice did a lousy job as National Security Adviser and Secretary of State, and she has the unusual distinction of being distrusted and disliked by many neoconservatives, most realists, and all non-interventionists in almost equal measure. She is closely associated with an administration that was widely regarded as incompetent in the conduct of foreign policy, and she helped to craft one of the least successful foreign policy records of any postwar administration. Those are her qualifications in the area in which she is considered an expert.
On everything else, her policy views are either out of step with the majority of her party or unknown, and she has never run for office at any level. Romney certainly needs someone to make up for his lack of foreign policy experience and knowledge, but Rice would be one of the worst conceivable people to have in that role.
Observing that Peggy Noonan has just lauded Rice for being a woman of "obvious and nameable accomplishment," Larison added:
Which accomplishment would that be? Completely failing to do a competent job as National Security Adviser? Presiding over the worst period of U.S.-Russian relations since the Cold War? Facilitating Hamas' takeover of Gaza? Advising Bush as he embarked on one of th...
Rice did a lousy job as National Security Adviser and Secretary of State, and she has the unusual distinction of being distrusted and disliked by many neoconservatives, most realists, and all non-interventionists in almost equal measure. She is closely associated with an administration that was widely regarded as incompetent in the conduct of foreign policy, and she helped to craft one of the least successful foreign policy records of any postwar administration. Those are her qualifications in the area in which she is considered an expert.
On everything else, her policy views are either out of step with the majority of her party or unknown, and she has never run for office at any level. Romney certainly needs someone to make up for his lack of foreign policy experience and knowledge, but Rice would be one of the worst conceivable people to have in that role.
Observing that Peggy Noonan has just lauded Rice for being a woman of "obvious and nameable accomplishment," Larison added:
Which accomplishment would that be? Completely failing to do a competent job as National Security Adviser? Presiding over the worst period of U.S.-Russian relations since the Cold War? Facilitating Hamas' takeover of Gaza? Advising Bush as he embarked on one of the greatest debacles of post-WWII U.S. foreign policy? Helping to shape one of the most disastrous foreign policy records of modern times? Take your pick. No one can take any of that away from her.
Rice, on the other hand, is educated, sharp, and understands Washington. Too bad she's not interested.
Brilliant!!!
Until then, looks like I have that right, and I'll excercise it as I like. Thanks. :)
Thanks for showing how liberals think.
Brilliant!!!
But, you're right. Palin has the right to speak her strange, puny mind -- it's her first amendment right. Similarly, any American has the "right" to comment on how a brain surgeon performs an operation. Doesn't mean that what they have to say has any value.
So, let me reword: why does Palin's amateur opinion matter? Condi is what a REAL strong conservative woman should be. She doesn't need Palin's help. Palin was a terrible mistake and the right should be ashamed to have put forward such a side show.
In comparing Rice and Palin, there is no question as to who is the stronger VP pick. If you can't see that at face value, I doubt anything I can say will sway you.
Anybody would be better then the losers now occupying the White House!
Certainly a much better pick than Palin ever was.
However, she's a moderate on such things as gay rights and the abortion issue...something real conservatives wouldn't care for.
But on top of that... she's not interested...
She still let the Bush cabinet walk all over her during the Iraq crisis, even though many times she knew better.
But as VP candidates go, I would give her a thumbs-up even though my vote for their whole ticket would be a thumbs-down.