"-=jd=-" wrote in message
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On Mon 24 Oct 2005 08:19:01p, "Brenda Ann" wrote in
message :

I think Rice would be difficult to *not* confirm. She's brighter than most
in congress and very good at taking ad-hoc questions. Plus, for those who
like to see which way the political wind blows before comitting one way or
another, she generally polls well. They would have to come up with some
compelling reason to vote no that didn't reek of rank-partisanship. For
the
office of VP, I'm not sure anyone could say she *wasn't* qualified,
presuming they are voting on merit. If voting strictly based on
partisanship, who knows. I couldn't say if a straight party-line vote
would
be sufficient...


I agree that Condi is more intelligent than most of the people that would be
voting on her in CONgress.. but what would keep her from being confirmed as
Veep is the fact she's both female and black. I'm neither sexist nor racist,
but there are more than enough out-and-out or closet such in the country
that if she were to be confirmed as Veep, with the possibility she could
become President without a vote of the people, there would likely be a hew
and cry such as never before seen in the US.