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Originally Posted by Jackie S
On Hard Ball with Chris Mathews, they threw that out tonight, saying that there are many in the Republican Party that are starting to talk about her.
Interesting Choice. She was once described by George H.W. Bush as the most intelligent woman in Politics.
But, she has never actually been in politics, since she has never ran for an elected office.
Woman. Black. Smart. Consevative. Easy on the eyes. But maybe too cerebral.
Interesting, at the very least.
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Interesting yes--good, maybe not. Yes, she is a very smart person. Also a black woman if that really matters. And from what I have seen a nice person as well. But there are two issues with her:
--She is very much an academician. There are some serious gaps in "real world" realities. For example, some serious miscalculations about how the Mideast would embrace democracy, an idea very alian to them.
--She didn't always work nicely with others (understatement). In the world of politics that is a significant problem getting a govenment "team" to cooperatively get things done.
One telling note: more than a few state department people attended going away parties for her--after she left. A very, very different atmosphere than Colin Powell.