just as quick retort

Just bear in mind--I'm not saying that when time comes in 2008 that I'll be going door to door for Hillary. Not unless she chooses Condi Rice as her running mate, but that's not going to happen either. Truth of the matter, if I could choose one person who I would prefer be President, it would be Condi Rice. I can't really think of another person who has impressed me enough, although, I have to admit, when I first heard Dubya was entering the race, way back in 1998 or 1999, whenver it was, I wasn't very impressed with him either. But there are so many high profile Republicans:

1. Guiliani--tough guy from frickin New York. Other than that, not impressed
2. First--he's a doctor. Great. He just doesn't have any cajones.
3. Mitt Romney--his first name is something you wear playing baseball. And that's exactly what he's going to feel like after he runs. A worn out, beaten to death, catcher's mitt.
4. Pataki--Please.
5. McCain--
6. no, but seriously, McCain doesn't stand a chance in hell. He'll be way to old, and he's worked way to hard over the years to carve out his little fiefdom in the Senate. He'll be reluctant to give that up just to go on the road again and be forced to talk about Vietnam.
7. Arnold--notice how everyone gets their last names used, but with Ahnuld you always use his first name? Anyhow. If only he could run, he would win handily and govern, well, probably pretty effectively.
8. JC Watts--Now there's a great ticket idea--Condi for President, JC for Veep. Wow.
9. and of course there are the minor stars, Dole, Graham, Perry, Bauer, etc., etc., who knows how many people may try to run.

The point is that, well, I hate the idea of having another Clinton the White House, especially if Bill becomes the SecGen of the UN, but I don't really like much of the field, except for Condi. There is one guy who would make an excellent President. He has been an exceptional governor, he has made difficult and unpopular choices that earned him respect in the long run, and he governs one of the larger electoral prizes, Florida. His name, unfortunately is Jeb Bush.