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| Condoleeza Rice Replaces Colin Powell as SoS... |
| 2004-11-15 |
| Hat Tips Hannity/Drudge National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, one of President Bush's closest counselors, will be nominated to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state, ABC News has learned. Senior administration sources confirmed that Rice would be Bush's choice. The news comes just hours after the White House announced Powell had submitted his resignation. Rice has served as national security adviser since Bush first took office. The new post comes as a sort of birthday present for Rice, who turned 50 on Sunday. Rice was the first female U.S. national security adviser. If confirmed by the Senate, she would be only the second woman and second African-American to be appointed secretary of state. Born in Birmingham, Ala., Rice graduated from the University of Denver when she was just 19 years old. She went on to pursue her doctorate. In 1981 she began teaching at Stanford University, where she later served as provost. In 1989, the first President Bush's national security adviser, Brent Scowcroft, helped convince her to leave Stanford and work for him in Washington. She quickly became one of George H.W. Bush's most trusted advisers. Colin Powell was a good leader and very conciliatory... Now, secure in his second term, he choses his good-right-hand to take care of some "take no prisoners" problems with "Old Europe" and elsewhere... |
| Posted by:BigEd |
| #9 Donald Trump for Assistant Sec. of State - "Hey you - YOU'RE FIRED! You're fired too! And you! ..." |
| Posted by: A Jackson 2004-11-15 11:47:17 PM |
| #8 A Black woman would NEVER have been nominated for SOS in an racist, sexist Republican administration!! (Channeling Emily Latella - Oh, nevermind.) |
| Posted by: Doc8404 2004-11-15 10:51:45 PM |
| #7 Her specialty was the Soviet Union. W/Russia's recent flirtation w/Europe,wonder if she is meant to signal a new approach to Russia. |
| Posted by: Stephen 2004-11-15 9:41:44 PM |
| #6 Great choice! |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-11-15 8:48:45 PM |
| #5 Bush is a racist pig!!! /sarcasm |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2004-11-15 7:44:42 PM |
| #4 Lay down a couple of rules, fast. No more sub rosa dissing of the Bush admin and winking to European counterparts about what a madman/idiot/zealot Bush is. No more leaks and stunts with Vanity Fair or the NYT. And any Europe- or mideast-based senior Foreign Service staffer who will not begin to speak up for and publicly champion the admin's policies will be reassigned to sub-saharan Africa or the Andes. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-11-15 7:35:05 PM |
| #3 Oh murgatroyd! Can you imagine what would happen if Dick Cheney decided to resign "for health reasons", say about 1.5 years before the end of his term, and Condi was made VP? To say that "hilarity would ensue" would be an understatement. I bet nearly every democrat would vote against her, then spend the next year trying to force everybody to rationalize their vote away. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2004-11-15 7:16:23 PM |
| #2 Condi should clean house like Goss is doing. Kick out every friggin one of the Clintonistas and bring in some fresh blood. I bet she sails through the lame duck Senate. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-11-15 7:06:35 PM |
| #1 How soon before the State Department Arabists sabotage her noble efforts? |
| Posted by: borgboy 2004-11-15 6:54:37 PM |