Washington Post On Rice: "Transformed By Her Bond With Bush"

Washington Post:

It was just two days after President Bush's reelection in 2004, and Condoleezza Rice was planning her move back home to California and to the tranquility of life at Stanford University.

But Bush had other plans. In a private meeting at Camp David on the morning of Friday, Nov. 6, the president made his pitch: Colin Powell was out as secretary of state -- though Bush hadn't told him yet -- and the president wanted Rice to take the job.

Rice hesitated. Four years as Bush's national security adviser -- through Sept. 11 and two wars -- had taken a toll. "I think you may need a new national security team," she said.

"I do the hiring here," the president countered.

As Rice considered the offer, one question loomed large: Would she and Bush retain their unique closeness if they no longer worked daily together in the White House?

"We've been very close, down the hall," Rice reminded Bush. "I see you eight times a day, and I don't want to lose that connection."

Rice and Bush discussed the job for two hours over the next three days, and by Monday she agreed to become the nation's top diplomat.

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Comments

[BlueLogic]

08:18 AM on 09/04/2007

What a disgusting picture. Look at those two criminals. How unfortunate that they didn't have a "close" connection when Hurricane Katrina decimated the LA Gulf Coast and hundreds of thousands of poor white and black tax paying United States citizens lay languishing in fetid rancid waters and disease, preying on each other and wondering why they'd been forsaken by their own Government.

[BuzzingAlong]

12:45 AM on 09/04/2007

"I realize that I have a close personal relationship with the president," Rice said in a magazine interview last year.

She forgot to add the rest of the story:

"as the Devil's handmaiden.".

[Birdman]

11:11 PM on 09/03/2007

Condi didn't anyone ever tell you that it is always smart to keep relationships at work on a professional level only? Once your relationships at work become personel especially with boss, employee relationships then both parties become less effective in doing thier jobs. Although that cannot explain why you two are so incompetent but it certainly does not help.

[momlyd]

11:04 PM on 09/03/2007

What do you suppose would happen if some news media decided to "go after" Rice? She has a lot to answer for and it would be a legitimate story. How do you all suppose the Administration would react to this and what reason do you think they would give?

[momlyd]

10:55 PM on 09/03/2007

HippieChick, that was awesome.
Permission to copy and save?

[amerdiaspora]

10:50 PM on 09/03/2007

you have to say she does pilot her broom rather well!

[jerryfromcalifornia]

09:19 PM on 09/03/2007

THERE IS NO WAY SHE'S COMING BACK TO STANFORD, SHE BETTER GET A MAP TO TEXAS.

[hilow64]

09:10 PM on 09/03/2007

That guy must be hung like a government mule....

[HippieChick]

09:24 PM on 09/03/2007

More like that guy SHOULD be hung. Period.

[HippieChick]

07:53 PM on 09/03/2007

I have pondered about Condi's "husband" for a long time now; even wrote this:

Indiscretion

Bill Clinton had his “organ” played…
and was pursued to the fullest extent.
“No Integrity!” they yelled at the top of their lungs…
it was for “Justice” our tax dollars were spent.

Those indignant voices so alarmed about “Sex”
are Silent about the “War” that’s a Lie.
Torture and spying aren’t discussed at all.
Thousands Die — yet they don’t blink an eye!

$Ten Billion a day now goes up in smoke —
yet there is Silence in the Halls of our Land.
They never question, and give George Bush carte blanche…
just a “handful” have taken a Stand.

Someday I hope they catch Condi and George
indiscreet on a White House floor.
That “Sin” worse than “Death” could not be ignored…
they’d throw the Liar-In-Chief out the door!

HippieChick
April 25, 2006

[fourex]

06:29 PM on 09/03/2007

"I Realize That I Have A Close Personal Relationship With The President"
The visualization of this relationship makes me nauseous.

[Grannysue]

05:44 PM on 09/03/2007

Well now we all know where that "stain" Condi was complaining about came from!

[getoffmedz]

03:36 PM on 09/03/2007

Look at that picture of our smug retarded President and add his internal dialog "I am such a stud, I got me two!"

The First Lady no doubt wants to ram that other woman with a Corvair.

These people are a mess!

[BuzzingAlong]

01:20 AM on 09/04/2007

Remember this photo oc Condi Rice looking at George Bush as he is kissing/or being kissed by Rep. Michelle Bachmann, the new GOP member from Minnesota.

Michelle Bachmann is the one who kept holding onto Bush after the mis-state of the union speech.

This will absolutely make you crack up.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t143/TAC117/B-C.jpg

[hjo4]

02:20 PM on 09/03/2007

Condi is to Bush, as Mammy was to Scarlett O'Hara.Now that's close.

[MoeJava]

03:08 PM on 09/03/2007

Do you have photos of Condi tightening George's corset laces, while he is pressed up against the canopy bed post? Thats when they were getting George ready for the BIG BBQ at 12 Oaks. I really did like that dress.... crinoline and satin - always a good choice! But remember - no cleavage shows until after 5pm.

[hjo4]

04:25 PM on 09/03/2007

Lol

Bush doesn't do drag,he leaves that to Guliani.Bush dresses and pretends he's a cowboy.

[Ginzaman]

01:39 PM on 09/03/2007

Two war criminals perfectly matched for each other. I wonder how Laura feels about this?

[FlowerGirl]

12:52 PM on 09/03/2007

Didn't she once refer to George W. as "my husb... uh er ... the President"?