posted on February 27, 2003 10:15:36 PM new
Condi Rice may run for governor in California. Sounds like she's being groomed to run for president in 2008. More headaches ahead for liberals!
posted on February 28, 2003 07:22:43 AM new
I wouldnt mind her in office,I bet she jumps partys.The lady cant hide her feelings very well,her face speaks volumes.
But you have to give Rice credit for challenging Bush on affirmative action.
National security adviser Condoleezza Rice announced yesterday that she believes race can be used as a factor in college admissions, going beyond President Bush on a central question in his affirmative action policy.
Rice issued a statement saying that she supports the president's decision to challenge race-conscious admissions as administered by the University of Michigan and that race-neutral means are preferable. But she said there are occasions when "it is appropriate to use race as one factor among others in achieving a diverse student body."
Bush stopped short of that view in briefs the administration filed Thursday night asking the Supreme Court to overturn an admissions system at the university that gives preferences to minorities. The administration, which limited its legal briefs to the case before the court and made no broad statements about affirmative action, said Michigan officials "cannot justify the express consideration of race in their admissions policy."
Rice's announcement was an unusual case of a member of Bush's inner circle taking a different public stand on a major [url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A8578-2003Jan17¬Found=true]issue.[/url.
posted on February 28, 2003 09:43:57 AM new
She didn't challenge him, she stated her position.
Rice's announcement was an unusual case of a member of Bush's inner circle taking a different public stand on a major issue.
I don't know about public, but I've read several times that President Bush wants and expects those in his inner circle who hold different opinions to express them to him. He has asked them to state their side of the issues and not have everyone be a 'yes' man/woman to him.
Because of that I'm sure her stating her view/opinion on this issue presented no problem at all to the President. After all...it's still his decision/call in the end.
posted on February 28, 2003 09:52:29 AM new
I doubt that a strong personality such as Rice, simply "stated her views", and then went to her corner. She challenged him.
posted on February 28, 2003 10:40:57 AM new
It's the sinking ship principle.
Also I'm sure that some advisors, and maybe Rice is one, she seems like she may be an ethical person, had no idea of the depths to which the administration would sink.
Just as the polls show that support for the Busheaucry continues to sink and sink and sink....................................
Baghdad expected to destroy missiles; White House unimpressed
Poll: Bush re-election support drops below 50 percent
posted on February 28, 2003 11:16:48 AM newYou have to give Condoleezza Rice credit for the ability to see a losing battle.
• Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said Friday, "We will consider any new resolutions that support the weapons inspectors' work. But we will not support any resolutions that directly or indirectly authorize using force against Iraq." Ivanov spoke at a Beijing news conference following two days of meetings with Chinese officials. "We hold veto power. We would use it if it were for maintaining world stability."
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/02/28/sprj.irq.russia/index.html
French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin said on Friday that Iraq's pledge to begin destroying its Al Samoud missiles showed that U.N. arms inspections generated results. "It's an important step in the disarmament of Iraq. It confirms that the inspections give results," he said of Iraq's pledge, which the United States and Britain have said was insufficient. "There is no reason to discontinue the peaceful disarmament of Iraq. We are opposed to the draft second resolution, as is a majority of the Security Council, and notably Russia," he said
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/02/28/sprj.irq.main/index.html
President Bush's support level has fallen again in polling results. The percentage of registered voters who say they would support Bush in 2004 fell below 50 percent for the first time, according to a new CNN/USA TODAY/Gallup poll, which finds more Americans concerned about the economy. Two-thirds of those who responded to the poll describe current economic conditions as poor, a 10-point increase since December. Optimism about the future of the economy also dropped 10 points during that time. Asked their choice for president, 47 percent of the registered voters polled said they would support Bush in 2004 -- compared with 51 percent in December. About 39 percent said they would support the Democratic candidate, compared with 37 percent in December.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/02/27/bush.poll/index.html
At least 3,000 protesters in Manama, Bahrain, angrily demonstrated Friday against a war in Iraq, chanting anti-American slogans and burning American flags. Scores of people marched from Ras al Roman mosque in this city, the nation's capital, to U.N. headquarters. Their stance reflected the growing dislike among many for the U.S. and British military buildup in the Persian Gulf. Other demonstrations Friday included ones in Yemen, in Turkey and in the Philippines. In Bahrain, protesters chanted such slogans as "Death to America," "Not one drop of our blood for this war," "Terrorism comes from Bush," and "Baghdad will be a graveyard of the American army."
posted on February 28, 2003 11:29:34 AM new
Taken from CNN 1-17-03
Doesn't sound like she challenged him to me. She, herself, states he asked for her view. Now, of course if you don't believe her....
"When the President decided to submit an amicus brief, he asked for my view on how diversity can be best achieved on university campuses."
"I offered my view, drawing on my experience in academia and as provost of a major university. I agree with the President's position, which emphasizes the need for diversity and recognizes the continued legacy of racial prejudice, and the need to fight it."
"The President challenged universities to develop ways to diversify their populations fully."
"I believe that while race neutral means are preferable, it is appropriate to use race as one factor among others in achieving a diverse student body."
posted on February 28, 2003 11:39:08 AM newYou have to give Condoleezza Rice credit for the ability to see a losing battle.
• Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said Friday, "We will consider any new resolutions that support the weapons inspectors' work. But we will not support any resolutions that directly or indirectly authorize using force against Iraq." Ivanov spoke at a Beijing news conference following two days of meetings with Chinese officials. "We hold veto power. We would use it if it were for maintaining world stability."
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/02/28/sprj.irq.russia/index.html
French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin said on Friday that Iraq's pledge to begin destroying its Al Samoud missiles showed that U.N. arms inspections generated results. "It's an important step in the disarmament of Iraq. It confirms that the inspections give results," he said of Iraq's pledge, which the United States and Britain have said was insufficient. "There is no reason to discontinue the peaceful disarmament of Iraq. We are opposed to the draft second resolution, as is a majority of the Security Council, and notably Russia," he said
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/02/28/sprj.irq.main/index.html
President Bush's support level has fallen again in polling results. The percentage of registered voters who say they would support Bush in 2004 fell below 50 percent for the first time, according to a new CNN/USA TODAY/Gallup poll, which finds more Americans concerned about the economy. Two-thirds of those who responded to the poll describe current economic conditions as poor, a 10-point increase since December. Optimism about the future of the economy also dropped 10 points during that time. Asked their choice for president, 47 percent of the registered voters polled said they would support Bush in 2004 -- compared with 51 percent in December. About 39 percent said they would support the Democratic candidate, compared with 37 percent in December.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/02/27/bush.poll/index.html
At least 3,000 protesters in Manama, Bahrain, angrily demonstrated Friday against a war in Iraq, chanting anti-American slogans and burning American flags. Scores of people marched from Ras al Roman mosque in this city, the nation's capital, to U.N. headquarters. Their stance reflected the growing dislike among many for the U.S. and British military buildup in the Persian Gulf. Other demonstrations Friday included ones in Yemen, in Turkey and in the Philippines. In Bahrain, protesters chanted such slogans as "Death to America," "Not one drop of our blood for this war," "Terrorism comes from Bush," and "Baghdad will be a graveyard of the American army."
posted on February 28, 2003 01:13:38 PM newPresident Bush's support level has fallen again in polling results. The percentage of registered voters who say they would support Bush in 2004 fell below 50 percent for the first time, according to a new CNN/USA TODAY/Gallup poll.
I know why! I know why!
It's because the moderate, middle-of-the-road middle class is absolutely riddled with communists.
posted on February 28, 2003 01:58:33 PM new
Condi Rice is a conservative republican and I would let her views on affirmative action slide. I predict that she will break the democrats' monopoly on African-American votes and that could be the beginning of the end for the democratic party. She'll get my vote.
posted on February 28, 2003 02:02:06 PM new
Yup, Helen. They've hidden out for 50 years now and multiplied like rabbits. And get this, here's the kicker, they've discovered the secrets to shape-shifting, and with the swiftness of a keystroke can morph into liberals, terrorists, or democrats at will. Lololol.
added direct address
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