Condolezza Rice

Sources are saying that Secretary of State Condolezza Rice is actively seeking to be Sen. McCain's Vice President nominee. Condi herself has repeatedly denied that she would like to be VP, and has stated she would like to go teach at an Ivy League school.
I wouldn't personally have a problem with Condi as McCain's running mate. I don't mind Condi and think that she only has a bad name because she is associated with the Bush administration.

Why Condi would be a good choice:
-Foreign Policy experience. And since McCain plans to carry on in Iraq, why not have Condi on his side. It used to be that Secretary of State was the only road to the White House.
-If McCain is competeing against a black man or a white woman, why not have a black woman?
-With his age he needs a young person, and she is still young.

Why Condi might not be a good choice:
-She is part of the Bush Administration. With John McCain being called George Bush's third term, he really needs to distance himself, and having Condi standing next to him might not be the best plan.
-She is not the most popular among Liberals, and because of that she would be an easy target for attacks. The Democrats are going to need all they can to attack because of what they are doing to themselves.


As far as other potential running mates: Romney and Huckabee are easy, they would both give McCain a Conservative boost. Gov. Crist of Florida, with all the primary mess on the Democrat side McCain could have a good shot at this swing state. Joe Lieberman would draw a more independent crowd, but hasn't he already lost a Presidential race? For a wild card-I would say John Kerry or another known Democrat. I feel a cross-party ticket could be good for our country, espicially if Hillary Clinton pulls through the nomination. If that happens, maybe we can have a McCain/Obama ticket. That would blow McCain/Rice out of the water.