Breaking: Condi Rice Flirts With VP Possibility -- Speaks to Grover Norquist's Wednesday Group Meeting

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is speaking this morning to Grover Norquist's weekly powerhouse gathering at Americans for Tax Reform of conservative associations, think tanks, and political operations.

At the semi-secret gatherings which Republican political hopefuls migrate to to get the blessing of not only Norquist but the diverse parts of the nation's conservative money and political machinery, Norquist gives everyone in the room 3 minutes to pitch their cause or issue. I have attended before, but if one wants to attend again -- no one may write or speak about the internal discussion or who attended.

In this case, however, I am not attending -- but a source other than Norquist has leaked this information to The Washington Note and Huffington Post.

As one major Republican operative told me yesterday:

Someone like Condi Rice doesn't go to Grover Norquist's den to talk about the Annapolis Middle East peace process. She's going to secure her future in Republican politics and to position herself as a 'potential' VP candidate on the McCain ticket.

Grover Norquist is author of the new book, Leave Us Alone: Getting the Government's Hands Off Our Money, Our Guns, Our Lives. It would be interesting to know which pages of the book Condi has dog-eared.

-- Steve Clemons publishes the popular political blog, The Washington Note

UPDATE: Here is an update on Condoleezza Rice's discussion with and presentation to Norquist's Wednesday Group Meeting.

Comments

[Zentomato]

I cannot believe how terrible the commenting format here has become. I am going to go elsewhere. Maybe Alternet. I posted to this thread twice and both comments where lost in the HuffPo ether. I will try one more time as I have learned to copy my comments before posting because so many have become lost. Here is the repost: See this is precisely how things work in the conservative bizarro world? You take one of the most inept and incompetent people to ever serve as National Security Adviser (Aug 6th PDB comes to mind) and one who has been lack luster Sec of State and you vote for them for VP! Me am so glad me not repuglican.

[peterg76]

Rice became Secretary of State after her negligence with respect to September 11. I hate to think of what she would have to screw up to justify promoting her to vice president.

[scottyboi84]

are you kidding me? the whole bush team should be tried and jailed for deliberately lying to us about the war, among other things in his legacy. It was good enough reason to put Clinton up for impeachment, simply for lying, but for some reason, it escapes Bush....hmmmm

[newshawk14]

Can anyone explain to me, why McCain would want an incompetent Bushie on his ticket?

[nellie]

Same reason he copies an incompetent Bushie in his policies.

[dax49]

that's the last thing this country needs- rice keeping her bloody hands in this country's pocket

[Centaur]

Sure, that would be a nice move for MCBush. I wish he would put her on the ticket as it would solidify the case being made that he would be an extension of Bush.

[KarenZipdrive]

Will her female partner Randy Bean be moving into the VP's mansion with Condi, or will she stay in the home they own together in Palo Alto?

[Ramirez]

And this is important to you because...

[lippp]

Because if she is a lesbian, we need to know that. She is a major player in a party that discriminates against gays. So if she is hiding who she really is, we need to make that public. Then we would know not only is she a disgrace to both her races, the human race and the Black race, but also to her core being. This then would make her not only incompetent but a very sad human being who has sold out her life for her career. And do you want someone like that to remain in the White House? Look what has happened the eight years she has been there already.

[conservativesoncrack]

An African American Lesbian as VP? That sounds perfect, but they still have to get thier politics and philosphy correct. No more right wing nonsense... She was part of the mess that got us into the current situation. So, her femaleness, African Americaness, and Lesbianess will not overcome her sins...

[IkeChicago]

If John McCain selects Condi Rice, then Obama will select one of the women governor and cancel her out. QED.

[Ramirez]

Spoken like a true liberal.

[Shaddup]

And you might be what?

[nellie]

I think Obama will choose whoever does him the most good among voters.

[venicesurfer]

condi and powell were the only decent human beings in bushs regime.

[MsLiz]

"Were" being the operative word regarding Colin Powell. Before the UN testimony, there was his effort to cover up the My Lai massacre during Vietnam that made his superiors so pleased with him that he went up the career ladder.

[venicesurfer]

i love condi. i admire her tremendously. if she is the vp. she will definitely help mccain. people wont care if romney is the vp. but condi, yes. she's great.

[Shaddup]

You've got to be kidding here. Condi "Blood on her hands" Rice? She is an intellectual dunce and talks herself in circles whenever she's hard-pressed. She's good at doing what she's told -- she's a tool.

[tbone99]

reminds me of a president we've had, never stopped him form getting elected.

[nellie]

I don't know. What was Condie doing during the greatest tragedies of the Bush administration—sitting in a theater, or buying shoes. She didn't even bother to interrupt her personal schedule to take care of the country.

[sebocd]

Condi Rice Flirts With VP Possibility -- great she can be to McCain what Cheny is to Bush. Condi will also be taking any 3 AM iincoming calls. What an asset she'll be to McCain on day one. What a smooth transition since she already knows all the dirty little secrets of the last eight years and how to set up a waterboard in the Lincoln Bedroom on short notice.
Somebody needs to break it to her though, not to take it personally, but Pennsylvanians might not be ready for her just yet..

[desertdweller]

...that is, if she doen't make it on "Dancing with the Stars." There is always Sherri Shepard's slot on "The View." At least Condi would know what B.C. means..

[Bushgirlsgonewild]

. Which VP is she flirting with? Cheney?

[changeisontheway]

Condi - do your country a favor - flirt yourself out of the white house for good. You've proven to have risen to the level of your incompetence, so you don't stand a chance. Oh, wait...GW has been president, so I guess you still have hope - but only if americans prove to be total dolts once again.