You heard it here first. My friend "Steve" has made the political call of the year.... Condi in the VP slot.
His political math of the events yesterday equal a set up to make Condi the VP. In fact, this was his first reaction to the news that Negroponte was going to be Deputy Secretary of State. This then fills the vacant slot at Secretary of State level.... then Cheney can resign (for health reasons?.... or because he just can't stand having such high levels of evil and power at the same time?)... and then Condoleezza Rice can be moved into the VP slot. And there's your incumbent for the GOP ticket.
Personally, I think this has a lot of bankshots built into it. Not to mention the unlikely scenario that Cheney would want to remove himself from his perch of power when there are so many wars to make and so little time. But hey, crazier things have happened.
And you heard it here first.